Test | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Relative % increase (rank) | Absolute increase (rank) | Between-region SD (rank) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faecal occult blood | 42 | 40 | 64 | 91 | 93 | 121.3 (1) | 51.1 (16) | 0.38 (13) |
C-reactive protein | 440 | 503 | 589 | 708 | 817 | 85.8 (2) | 377.2 (5) | 0.34 (14) |
Haematinics | 326 | 387 | 445 | 473 | 571 | 75.0 (3) | 244.9 (11) | 0.22 (18) |
Immunoglobulins | 61 | 77 | 95 | 94 | 106 | 73.4 (4) | 45.1 (17) | 0.31 (15) |
Serum iron studies | 42 | 51 | 59 | 74 | 72 | 72.2 (5) | 30.3 (21) | 0.87 (6) |
Urine biochemistry | 336 | 378 | 406 | 445 | 560 | 66.9 (6) | 224.5 (12) | 0.19 (22) |
Blood trace elements/vitamins | 70 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 112 | 60.4 (7) | 42.0 (18) | 1.25 (3) |
Bone profile | 756 | 898 | 1019 | 1092 | 1150 | 52.0 (8) | 393.3 (4) | 0.59 (7) |
Clotting tests | 766 | 963 | 1062 | 1126 | 1112 | 45.1 (9) | 345.3 (7) | 0.56 (8) |
Prolactin level | 41 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 36.0 (10) | 14.6 (22) | 0.44 (10) |
Prostate-specific antigen | 220 | 224 | 253 | 261 | 295 | 34.2 (11) | 75.3 (15) | 0.25 (16) |
Plasma viscosity | 129 | 132 | 134 | 170 | 170 | 31.4 (12) | 40.5 (19) | 3.14 (1) |
Full blood count | 2898 | 3106 | 3306 | 3545 | 3642 | 25.7 (13) | 743.7 (2) | 0.13 (27) |
Liver function tests | 2717 | 3030 | 3165 | 3293 | 3405 | 25.3 (14) | 688.1 (3) | 0.14 (25) |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 779 | 815 | 896 | 930 | 968 | 24.2 (15) | 188.7 (13) | 0.40 (11) |
Urea and electrolytes | 3212 | 3525 | 3750 | 3862 | 3987 | 24.1 (16) | 774.5 (1) | 0.11 (28) |
Urine MCS | 1631 | 1741 | 1886 | 1921 | 2000 | 22.6 (17) | 368.3 (6) | 0.19 (20) |
Sex hormones | 140 | 157 | 164 | 163 | 171 | 21.9 (18) | 30.7 (20) | 0.19 (21) |
Thyroid function tests | 1843 | 1917 | 1939 | 2103 | 2180 | 18.3 (19) | 337.0 (8) | 0.10 (29) |
Glucose | 2069 | 2167 | 2184 | 2263 | 2356 | 13.9 (20) | 287.2 (9) | 0.16 (23) |
Rheumatoid factor | 89 | 88 | 93 | 111 | 100 | 12.4 (21) | 11.1 (24) | 0.21 (19) |
Lipid profile | 2082 | 2251 | 2260 | 2286 | 2341 | 12.4 (22) | 259.1 (10) | 0.14 (26) |
HbA1c — diabetes control | 702 | 722 | 739 | 753 | 787 | 12.0 (23) | 84.5 (14) | 0.15 (24) |
Creatine phosphokinase level | 173 | 188 | 222 | 197 | 185 | 6.8 (24) | 11.8 (23) | 0.93 (4) |
Film report | 63 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 3.3 (25) | 2.1 (25) | 0.89 (5) |
Vaginal swab | 106 | 107 | 95 | 98 | 106 | −0.4 (26) | −0.4 (26) | 0.38 (12) |
Urine dipstick | 1021 | 1100 | 1063 | 1091 | 995 | −2.6 (27) | −26.8 (29) | 0.23 (17) |
Cardiac enzymes | 82 | 78 | 91 | 82 | 76 | −8.0 (28) | −6.6 (27) | 2.01 (2) |
Pregnancy test | 74 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 57 | −23.7 (29) | −17.6 (28) | 0.48 (9) |
Average of all testsa | 23 872 | 25 889 | 27 231 | 28 578 | 29 644 | 24.2 | 5772 | — |
HbA1c = glycosylated haemoglobin. MCS = microscopy, culture and sensitivities. SD = standard deviation.
a Average of all tests, including those that are utilised less than 50 times per 100 000 person-years.