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1. Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Where Is the Evidence? (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2005 - is important to note that the USPSTF did not recommend that primary care clinicians not weigh and measure … Although BMI is a convenient and widely agreed-upon measure of obesity, it is not clear what BMI at … screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves age-appropriate behavioral or physiologic measures … interventions lead to improved intermediate outcomes, including behavioral, physiologic or weight-related measures … screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves age-appropriate behavioral or physiologic measures

2. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
   January 15, 2010 - 1995. 1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures … having a BMI at ≥95th percentile for age and gender. 12 , 13 BMI-for-age percentile is not a direct measure … Limited evidence suggests that reductions in insulin-resistance measures are possible with moderate-

3. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2007 - TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) measures

4. Final Research Plan: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   June 30, 2022 - Include Exclude Condition definition Studies identifying children with higher BMI, using measures … Acceptable measures include weight (kilograms or pounds), age- and sex-normative weight (BMI percentile … adiposity (e.g., dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, underwater weight, or comparable), other similar measures … , or change in any of these measures Weight maintenance after an intervention has ended Cardiometabolic … measures (included only when weight-related measures are also reported): insulin resistance/blood glucose

5. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2004 - At 1 and 2 years, the KFI was the only significant predictor of maltreatment using multiple outcome measures … These outcomes should include not only measures of reduced violence, but also associated health outcomes … As part of a larger battery of measures, families completed the 10-item KFI including questions about … years of age using Bayley, Cattell, and Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Scales … Outcome measures included mothers’ perceptions of child abuse and neglect, punishment, and child rearing

6. Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
   January 23, 2024 - CDI, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory; CSBS, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales … CDI, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory; CSBS, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales … 25 (study 2); (<50 words or no word combinations)   Clinical judgment on infant MSEL language scales … CDI, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory; CSBS, Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales … of Children’s Abilities; MSEL, Mullen Scales of Early Learning; NPV, negative predictive value; NR,

7. Screening and Interventions for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2005 - The USPSTF found fair evidence that body mass index (BMI) is a reasonable measure for identifying children … Clinical Considerations • It is important to measure and monitor growth over time in all children … weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) percentile for age and sex is the preferred measure … Single BMI measures track reasonably well from childhood and adolescence (aged 6-18 years) into young … Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents.

8. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   April 01, 2003 - There are some data to suggest that ambulatory blood pressure measurement (that provides a measure of … When performed correctly, sphygmomanometry provides a measure of blood pressure that is highly correlated … Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring provides a measure of average blood pressure over 24 hours as opposed … How to measure blood pressure. JAMA 1995;273:1211–8. 13. McAlister FA, Straus SE.

9. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
   July 11, 2005 - The USPSTF found fair evidence that body mass index (BMI) is a reasonable measure for identifying children … Clinical Considerations It is important to measure … weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) percentile for age and sex is the preferred measure … Single BMI measures track reasonably well from childhood and adolescence (aged 6-18 years) into young … Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents.

10. Final Research Plan: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    May 19, 2022 - ., clinical interventions + media campaigns vs. usual care) Outcomes KQ 1: Direct or proxy measures … of abuse of neglect, and parent-reported measures of exposure to abuse or neglect KQ 2: None specified … The USPSTF clarified the language around the requirement that studies must report direct or proxy measures … was considered, direct and proxy measures of child maltreatment outcomes are included and expected to … For this reason, the USPSTF is not including parent-reported punishment and discipline measures.

11. Archived: Evidence Summary: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
    November 27, 2018 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Direct measures (including reports to child protective services and removal … Studies needed to report at least 1 direct or proxy measure of abuse or neglect to be eligible. … Child Development as Measured by the Bayley Scales of Child Development. … Four trials 21 , 22 , 26-32 , 34 reported on child development as measured by the Bayley Scales of Child … one intervention may not be readily generalizable to other (pediatric practice) settings Bayley Scales

12. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2010 - 1960 to 1995.1 Detection Previously, the USPSTF found adequate evidence that BMI was an acceptable measure … Screening Tests In 2005, the USPSTF found adequate ev- idence that BMI was an acceptable measure for … in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) percen- tile for age and gender is the preferred measure … children and adolescents, because it is feasible and reliable and because it tracks with adult obesity measures

13. Evidence Summary: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 11, 2022 - varied by outcome measure), response (pooled relative risk [RR], 1.89 [95% CI, 1.17 to 3.05]; n = 606 … instruments, clinical response, or remission; all-cause mortality; quality of life measured using validated scales … or instruments; and functioning measured by validated scales, missed days of school, or sleep-related … Brief measures to screen for social anxiety in adolescents. … of delivery for psychotherapy interventions) Time of outcome measurement (from baseline) Outcome measure

14. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    September 07, 2015 - However, these observational studies have limitations due to the types of measures reported and confounding … screening tools for iron deficiency anemia have not been well studied. 11 Serum ferritin, often used to measure … have been reported between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia and poorer neurodevelopmental measures

15. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, July 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2005
    July 12, 2005 - social deprivation, and perhaps, infant feeding patterns, early or more rapid puberty, extreme birth weights … and a measure of relative weight, we have adopted the use of the term “overweight” in children as opposed … with or without weight-related measures? … Although BMI is the best clinically available measure of overweight, uncertainty in its application to … Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents.

16. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-2007
    July 15, 2007 - (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) measures

17. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
    August 09, 2016 - inadequate evidence on the association between changes in intermediate lipid outcomes or noninvasive measures … longitudinal studies have documented an association between childhood lipid levels in this range and measures … hypercholesterolemia with statins substantially lowers LDL-C levels and, based on 1 study, improves measures … good-quality trial demonstrated no harms in anthropometric, laboratory, psychosocial, or sexual maturation measures … evidence on the association between changes in intermediate outcomes (e.g., lipid levels or noninvasive measures

18. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
    June 20, 2017 - Clinically Important Weight Loss Research studies use a standardized measure ( z score) of BMI known … This measure helps compare results among children of different ages and over time as children grow. … improvements in lipid or fasting plasma glucose levels but some improvements in insulin or glucose measures … One trial reported quality-of-life measures and found no differences between intervention and placebo … The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related

19. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    June 20, 2017 - Clinically Important Weight Loss Research studies use a standardized measure (z score) of BMI. … This measure helps compare results among children of different ages and over time as children grow. … improvements in lipid or fasting plasma glucose levels but some improvements in insulin or glucose measures … One trial reported quality-of-life measures and found no differences between intervention and pla­ cebo … The use of measures of obesity in childhood for predicting obesity and the development of obesity-related

20. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
    February 12, 2015 - Do weight management interventions affect cardiometabolic measures (i.e., blood pressure, lipid levels … methods such as BMI, BMI percentile, BMI z-score, percent overweight, waist circumference, or a similar measure … KQs 1, 2 (screening): Intervention programs for diet or physical activity without a weight-related measure … Intervention KQs 1, 2 (screening): Screening involving BMI or other primary care–feasible anthropomorphic measure … measures (only when weight-related measures are also reported): insulin resistance/blood glucose/diabetes