Biometric Screening and Future Employer Medical Costs: Is It Worth It to Know?

Objective: To study the relationship between a biometric wellness data and future/actual medical costs.

Methods: A relationship between total cholesterol to high density lipoprotein ratio, blood pressure, and blood glucose and medical costs, based on analysis of claims data, was explored in 1834 employees that had both wellness program biometric and claims data in 2016.

Result: Increased total cholesterol to HDL ratio is strongly associated with increased average costs (P < 0.