Table of Contents
Scope and Themes
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- What you need to know
- Definition
- Abbreviations and terms
- Abbreviations
- Terms
- The Consumer
- CPI
Executive Summary
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- Diverse drivers for sales of self-diagnostics
- Condition prevalence
- Fluctuating birth rates, infertility prevalence
- Self-care a growing trend
- Insurance coverage
- Demographics
- Shrinking FDM market due to competition from non-traditional suppliers
- Blood glucose monitor, pregnancy test segments anchor market
- Supply chain dominated by a handful of manufacturers
- Drug stores remain retail destination of choice, but mail order steals share
- The consumer
- Market forecast
Fast Forward Trends
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- Life as Science Fiction
- Health Concerns, Changing View of Health
- Consumer As Medical Expert
- Searching For Control
- Persuasion Technology
- Up-To-The-Minute Health Info…And More
- How We’re Feeling
- Humane Technology
- Looking Further
Market Drivers and Future Trends
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- Prevalence of conditions calling for self-monitoring
- Key points
- Details
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- Figure 1: Prevalence of high blood cholesterol, by gender, race and ethnicity, 2001*
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- Figure 2: percentage of adults who reported having high blood pressure, by gender, race and ethnicity, 2001 and 2005
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- Figure 3: Percentage of adults who reported having overweight/obesity, by gender, race and ethnicity, 2001 & 2005
- Shifting birth rates
- Infertility prevalence
- Self-care trend grows
- Health insurance
- Insurance coverage of home diagnostics
- Health insurance costs grow more prohibitive
- Number of uninsured reaches all-time high
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- Figure 4: People without health insurance for the entire year, by selected demographics, 2005 and 2006
- Demographics
- Total population projections
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- Figure 5: Population by age, 2002-12
- Female population
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- Figure 6: Female population by age, 2002-12
- Ethnic population
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- Figure 7: Population by race and Hispanic origin, 2002-12
Market Size and Trends
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- Market size
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- Figure 8: Total U.S. retail sales of home diagnostics, at current and constant prices, 2002-07*
- Market trends
- Glucose monitors
- Pregnancy tests
- Blood pressure monitors
- Ovulation tests
Market Segmentation
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- Self-diagnostics segments
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- Figure 9: FDM sales of home diagnostics, segmented by type, 2005 and 2007
- Glucose monitors
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- Figure 10: FDM sales of glucose monitors, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Pregnancy tests
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- Figure 11: Sales of pregnancy tests, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Blood pressure monitors
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- Figure 12: FDM sales of blood pressure monitors, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Ovulation tests
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- Figure 13: FDM sales of ovulation tests, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
Supply Structure
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- Introduction
- Companies and brands
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- Figure 14: Manufacturer FDM sales of home diagnostics in the U.S., 2005 and 2007
- Glucose monitors
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- Figure 15: Manufacturer FDM brand sales of glucose monitors in the U.S., 2005 and 2007
- Pregnancy tests
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- Figure 16: Manufacturer FDM brand sales of pregnancy tests in the U.S., 2005 and 2007
- Blood pressure monitors
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- Figure 17: Manufacturer FDM brand sales of blood pressure monitors in the U.S., 2005 and 2007
- Ovulation tests
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- Figure 18: Manufacturer FDM brand sales of ovulation tests in the U.S., 2005 and 2007
Advertising and Promotion
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- Direct-to-consumer glucose monitors
- Manufacturer activity
- LifeScan
- Omron Healthcare, Inc.
- Inverness Medical, Inc.
- Roche Diagnostics
- Bayer
Retail Distribution
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- Introduction
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- Figure 19: U.S. FDM retail sales of home diagnostics, by channel, 2005 and 2007
- Drug stores
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- Figure 20: U.S. FDM drug store sales of home diagnostics, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Mass merchandisers
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- Figure 21: U.S. FDM mass merchandiser sales of home diagnostics, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Supermarkets
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- Figure 22: U.S. FDM supermarket sales of home diagnostics, at current and constant prices, 2002-07
- Mail order/direct-to-consumer
The Consumer
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- Summary
- Usage and source of self-diagnostics
- All respondents
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- Figure 23: Use of self-diagnostics, by type of test, by age, October 2007
- Pregnancy tests
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- Figure 24: Usage of single or multiple brands of pregnancy tests, October 2007
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- Figure 25: Usage of pregnancy tests, by age, May 2006-June 2007
- Preferred pregnancy test brands
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- Figure 26: Brand of pregnancy tests used, May 2006-June 2007
- Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostics
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- Figure 27: Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostic kits, by gender, October 2007
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- Figure 28: Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostic kits, by age, October 2007
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- Figure 29: Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostic kits, by household income, October 2007
- Use of self-diagnostics by racial/ethnic group
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- Figure 30: Use of self-diagnostics, by race/ethnicity, October 2007
- Pregnancy test usage among racial/ethnic groups
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- Figure 31: Usage of pregnancy tests, by race/ethnicity, May 2006-June 2007
- Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostics by racial/ethnic group
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- Figure 32: Preferred locations for purchases of self-diagnostic kits, by race/ethnicity, October 2007
- Attitudes towards self-diagnostics/insurance coverage
- All respondents
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- Figure 33: Attitudes towards selected self-diagnostics, October 2007
- Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy
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- Figure 34: Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy, by gender, October 2007
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- Figure 35: Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy, by age, October 2007
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- Figure 36: Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy, by household income, October 2007
- Insurance coverage of diabetes testing kits
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- Figure 37: Percentage of diabetes testing kit covered by insurance, by age, October 2007
- Ethnic/racial attitudes towards self-diagnostics
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- Figure 38: Attitudes towards self-diagnostics, by race/ethnicity, October 2007
- Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy among racial/ethnic groups
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- Figure 39: Primary factors in deciding which self-diagnostic kit to buy, by race/ethnicity, October 2007
Market Forecast
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- Self diagnostics market
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- Figure 40: Forecast of total U.S. retail sales of home diagnostics, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
- Glucose monitors
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- Figure 41: Forecast of U.S. sales of glucose monitors, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
- Pregnancy tests
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- Figure 42: Forecast of U.S. sales of pregnancy tests, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
- Blood pressure monitors
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- Figure 43: Forecast of U.S. sales of blood pressure monitors, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
- Ovulation tests
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- Figure 44: Forecast of U.S. sales of ovulation tests, at current and constant prices, 2007-12
- Forecast factors
Appendix: Trade Associations
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