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Health checkup values show nonlinear link to future care costs
Original: Beyond 'normal' and 'abnormal': Health checkup values show nonlinear links to future health care costs
New research reported by Medical Xpress finds that standard health checkup values are linked to future health care costs in nonlinear ways, challenging the simple division between 'normal' and 'abnormal' ranges. The findings suggest small deviations within accepted ranges may still matter for predicting medical spending, prompting debate about how screening results should be interpreted.
Why now: It challenges the conventional binary interpretation of medical test reference ranges used in routine checkups.
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- Beyond 'normal' and 'abnormal': Health checkup values show nonlinear links to future health care costs · Medical Xpress
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