Should patients with abnormal liver function tests in primary care be tested for chronic viral hepatitis: cost minimisation analysis based on a comprehensively tested cohort

Table 3 Results of initial LFT for viral hepatitis cases using laboratory-specific criteria for abnormality

	Case No.	ALT	AST	Bilirubin	ALP	GGT	Albumin	Globulin	Total Protein	Repeat LFT	Country of Origin (prevalence of viral hepatitis)
HBV	1	High*	High	Normal	Normal	High	Normal	Normal	High	Abnormal	Kenya (High)
	2	Normal	Normal	High	Normal	Normal	High	Low	Normal	Abnormal	UK (Low)
	3	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	Abnormal	Pakistan (High)
	4	High*	High	High	Normal	High	Normal	Normal	High	Abnormal	India (High)
	5	High*	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Abnormal	Malaysia (High)
	6	High*	No result	No result	No result	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Abnormal	UK (Low)
	7	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	High	High	Abnormal	Kenya (High)
	8	No result	High	Normal	High	No result	Normal	No result	No result	Abnormal	Iraq (High)
	9	Normal	No result	High	Normal	No result	Normal	No result	No result	Incomplete**	Malta (High)
HCV	1	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	Incomplete	Pakistan (High)
	2	High*	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	High	Abnormal	Hong Kong (High)
	3	Normal	No result	Normal	Normal	High	Normal	No result	No result	Abnormal	Jamaica (High)
	4	High*	High	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal	Abnormal	Somalia (High)

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