Table 2 Disaggregation of laboratory expenditures in British Columbia, 1996/07 and 2005/06
| Â | % Change | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1996/97 | 2005/06 | Overall | Average annual | ||||||||
Total expenditure for guideline-consistent laboratory tests | 9,929,315 | 28,615,178 | 188.2% | 12.5% | ||||||||
Total expenditure for other laboratory tests | 138,034,815 | 207,496,629 | 50.3% | 4.6% | ||||||||
Guideline-consistent lab expenditures by age group | Per capita guideline consistent laboratory tests | $ change | % change | Per capita other laboratory tests | $ change | % change | Per capita base fee | $ change | % change | |||
| Â | 1996/97 | 2005/06 | Â | Â | 1996/97 | 2005/06 | Â | Â | 1996/97 | 2005/06 | Â | Â |
0 to 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 64.0% | 17.3 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 10.9% | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.5% |
25 to 44 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 106.3% | 36.3 | 45.0 | 8.7 | 24.0% | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 20.1% |
45 to 54 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 109.7% | 38.8 | 52.4 | 13.5 | 34.9% | 5.9 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 27.7% |
55 to 64 | 6.5 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 108.8% | 46.1 | 65.7 | 19.5 | 42.3% | 9.3 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 26.3% |
65 to 74 | 9.9 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 141.0% | 58.5 | 84.1 | 25.6 | 43.7% | 12.9 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 29.5% |
75 to 84 | 10.3 | 27.8 | 17.5 | 170.0% | 65.8 | 99.2 | 33.5 | 50.9% | 14.5 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 33.8% |
85 plus | 8.2 | 20.0 | 11.9 | 145.4% | 55.0 | 82.5 | 27.5 | 49.9% | 12.7 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 27.8% |
| Â | % Growth attributable | |||||||||||
| Â | Overall | Â | Â | Average annual | Â | Â | ||||||
Growth attributable to other changes (from Table 1) | 37.4% | Â | Â | 3.6% | Â | Â | ||||||
Growth attributable to changes in prevalence | 13.9% | Â | Â | 1.5% | Â | Â | ||||||
Growth attributable to changes in utilization | 20.7% | Â | Â | 2.1% | Â | Â | ||||||
Growth attributable to changes in guideline-consistent laboratory testing | 11.3% | Â | Â | 1.2% | Â | Â | ||||||
Growth attributable to changes in other laboratory testing | 8.5% | Â | Â | 0.9% | Â | Â | ||||||