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November 15, 2012 - Study Selection: Randomized trials and cohort, case–control, and cross-sectional studies that assessed … Three cross-sectional studies in higher prevalence populations found screening strategies that targeted … For screening, we included randomized trials, cohort studies, case–control studies, and cross-sectional … Yield of Risk-Based Screening Methods
Four cross-sectional studies (samples sizes ranging from 985 … A small, fair-quality cross-sectional study ( n = 34) included in the 2004 USPSTF review found that
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January 01, 2013 - Study Selection: Randomized trials and cohort, case–control, and
cross-sectional studies that assessed … Three cross-sectional studies in higher
prevalence populations found that screening strategies that tar … Yield of Risk-Based Screening Methods
Four cross-sectional studies (samples sizes ranging
from 985 to … One cross-sectional study of a lower-prevalence popu-
lation in a Dutch sexually transmitted disease … Overall strength
of evidence:
low
5 studies (4 cross-sectional,
1 case–control)
8044 participants
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November 30, 2017 - large cohort studies (sample size >1,000); vascular surgery registries
KQs 1, 4: Case-control, cross-sectional … and cohort studies; editorials, letters, and opinions; cost studies
KQs 2, 3: Case-control and cross-sectional
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January 15, 2011 - ")
Hyperopia >4 D; myopia >5 D; astigmatism >2 D; anisometropia >1 D; strabismus; media opacity
Cross-sectional … with cycloplegic refraction
Myopia >1 D; hyperopia >3 D; anisometropia >1 D; astigmatism >1.5 D
Cross-sectional … test used as reference standard
Visual acuity 6/12 or worse in either eye; manifest strabismus
Cross-sectional … >0.50 D; anisometropia >2.00 D; astigmatism >2.00 D; corneal or lens opacity; fundus abnormality
Cross-sectional … D, or >1.50 D; astigmatism: >2.50 D, >2.00 D, or >1.50 D; anisometropia: >1.50 D (all age groups)
Cross-sectional
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June 30, 2016 - 5: Randomized and controlled clinical trials; prospective cohort studies
Case-control studies, cross-sectional … The USPSTF changed the included study designs from observational studies to case-control studies and cross-sectional
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February 01, 2011 - visual acuity� 0.4 [20/50] in
either eye, or difference of visual
acuity between eyes�2 log steps)
Cross-sectional … mm difference in pupil
size, any strabismus, any media
opacity, any ptosis, any fundus
abnormality
Cross-sectional … astigmatism�1.5 D, lack of
media transparency, any retinal or
optic nerve abnormality; strabismus
Cross-sectional … eye examination with
cycloplegic refraction
Best corrected distance visual acuity
worse than 1.0
Cross-sectional … ; hyperopia�2.75 D;
astigmatism�1.75 D; anisometropia
�2.00 D; media opacity�1.5 mm;
strabismus�5°
Cross-sectional
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November 15, 2022 - For KQ2, prospective cohort studies and cross-sectional studies assessing the accuracy of screening questionnaires … )
45
NR
28 (4.8)
Median, 6.4 (NR) b
27
NR
Morales et al, 23 2012 United States
Cross-sectional … who had in-laboratory polysomnography: Any OSA, 80 g OSAS, 25 h
Edmonds et al, 25 2019 US
Cross-sectional … 5-14), 32.4 Moderate (AHI 15-29), 10.1 Severe (AHI ≥30), 3.1
Selvanathan et al, 28 2021 l
Cross-sectional … to patient selection
Insufficient
Persons with Alzheimer disease
Modified STOP-BANG b
1 Cross-sectional
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September 01, 2002 - We identified 10 cross-
sectional studies that described methods of
determining risk for low bone density … Falch, 199235 Cross- 73 Yes Low body weight, reduced Bone loss Sensitivity 36%, specificity Poor
sectional … sectional of menopause. specificity 66%. … Michaelsson, Cross- 175 No Weight > 70kg. … Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
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September 17, 2002 - We identified 10 cross-sectional studies that described methods of determining risk for low bone density … Femoral neck: 66% low, 53% high
Poor
Falch, 1992 35
Cross-sectional
73
Yes
Low body weight … menopause
Vertebral BMD <-2 SD
Sensitivity 73%, specificity 66%
Fair
Elliot, 1993 37
Cross-sectional … Femoral neck: sensitivity 89%, specificity 25%
Fair
Michaelsson, 1996 38
Cross-sectional … Arm span, age, arm span length: sensitivity 81%, specificity 64%
Poor
Ballard, 1998 40
Cross-sectional
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May 01, 2021 - For KQ2, prospective
cohort studies and cross-sectional studies assessing the accuracy of
screening questionnaires … questionnaires, clinical prediction tools, and multistep screening approaches
Berlin Questionnaire 2 Cross-sectional … Insufficient Persons with type 2
diabetes and taking
opioids for chronic pain
Modified STOP-BANGa 1 Cross-sectional … 80%); studies included
Medicare recipients and
adults with hypertension
MVAP score (for any
OSAS)
1 Cross-sectional … recipients and adults with
hypertension
MVAP score followed
by unattended; HST
(for severe OSAS)
2 Cross-sectional
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April 24, 2025 - ocular alignment tests (e.g., corneal light reflex test, pupillary reflex test, cover-uncover test, cross … Randomized, controlled trials and prospective cohort studies with an eligible comparator
KQ 2: Cross-sectional
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July 24, 2025 - ocular alignment tests (e.g., corneal light reflex test, pupillary reflex test, cover-uncover test, cross … ocular alignment tests (e.g., corneal light reflex test, pupillary reflex test, cover-uncover test, cross … Randomized, controlled trials and prospective cohort studies with an eligible comparator
KQ 2: Cross-sectional
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April 27, 2021 - Cross-sectional studies were additionally included for the outcome of ABPM tolerability. … Tolerability of the Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor among research participants: a cross-sectional … mm Hg threshold
KQ2a: Diagnostic accuracy of different OBPM protocol characteristics
4 Cross-sectional … of office measurements and visits
KQ3: Diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory screen
18 Cross-sectional … protocol could be applicable to current practice
KQ4: Harms
13 Studies (2 RCTs, 6 cohort, 5 cross-sectional
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February 09, 2023 - provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional … provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional
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August 09, 2016 - mg/dL was considered elevated
1986–1988
Kit et al, 8 2015
NHANES
Good
US
13,172
Cross-sectional … mg/dL were considered elevated
1999–2012
Kit et al, 20 2012
NHANES
Good
US
16,116
Cross-sectional … mg/dL were considered elevated
1996–2006
Ford et al, 22 2009
NHANES
Good
US
9868
Cross-sectional … et al, 7 2011
Ritchie et al, 24 2010
CARDIAC Project
Fair
US (West Virginia)
23,263
Cross-sectional … outcomes
NA
0
0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Key question 3:
Screening diagnostic yield
Cross-sectional
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September 14, 2021 - , 28 university or community clinics, 24 and a pregnancy termination clinic. 27 Six studies were cross-sectional … between-group differences between intervention and control groups. 28
In asymptomatic patients, 2 cross-sectional … A cross-sectional study of a 3-item (age, indicators of risk, and injection drug use) risk score (n = … 0.74) in a population of asymptomatic men and women attending STI testing clinics in Canada. 22
A cross-sectional … testing for concurrent infection, including HIV
Consistent; precise
Studies were retrospective and cross-sectional
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April 20, 2023 - provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional … provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional
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April 20, 2023 - provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional … provider or participant attitudes toward the instrument
Study designs
All KQs: RCTs
KQ 2: Cross-sectional
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
May 15, 2005 - These studies are limited by descriptive, cross-sectional designs focusing on highly prevalent communities … Limitations of the Evidence
The evidence is limited by the descriptive, cross-sectional nature of the … A cross-sectional survey examined characteristics of urethral gonococcal infection in male army recruits … A cross-sectional study examined the prevalence of urethral infections in MSM ( n =566) and found no … Cecil, 2001 18
Characteristics of infection in army recruits
Cross-sectional screening and survey
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May 01, 2005 - These studies are limited by descriptive, cross-sectional designs focusing on highly prevalent
communities … A cross-sectional survey examined characteristics
of urethral gonococcal infection in male army recruits … Three studies examined individual-level risk factors for gonococcal infection in MSM.82-84
A cross-sectional … A cross-sectional
study examined the prevalence of urethral infections in MSM (n=566) and found no cases … Limitations of the Evidence
The evidence is limited by the descriptive, cross-sectional nature of