Cost effectiveness of routine duodenal biopsies in iron deficiency anemia

Table 1 Variables costs

Variable	Base	Low	High
Time horizon	Life-time	70	100
Age of patient, yr	45	40	60
Cost of Biopsy (including complication)	60	60	80
Cost of tTG Ab's test	70	60	80
Cost of evaluating symptoms	150	100	300
Cost of upper endoscopy	350	300	400
Increasing rate of cost of patient with undiagnosed CD	1.25	1	1.4

All costs are in 2013 (USD).