Table 10 Overview of category 2 and 3 tests in cheapest packages by type of provider
From: Screening is not always healthy: an ethical analysis of health screening packages in Singapore
Test | Type of provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Public (n = 5) | Private (n = 7) | Social enterprise (n = 2) | All (n = 14) | |
Biochemistry | ||||
 Kidney function | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
 Liver function | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
 Thyroid function | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Calcium/ phosphate | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Rheumatoid factor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Uric acid | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
 HsCRP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Haematological | ||||
 Full blood count | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
 ESR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tumour markers | ||||
 AFP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 CEA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 PSA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 CA125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Infectious disease tests | ||||
 Hepatitis A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Hepatitis B screen | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Syphilis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Non-blood tests |  |  |  |  |
 Urinalysis | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
 Urine microalbumin/ creatinine ratio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 ECG | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
 Chest X-ray | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |