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301. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - A "clinically important degree of CAS" is defined as the percentage of stenosis that corresponds to a … database of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy at Veterans Affairs medical centers had well-defined … If a higher-risk population with an actual prevalence of 5% could be defined in whom the screening and … confirmation strategy defined above was used, about 217 strokes would be prevented over 5 years by screening … Asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis defined by ultrasound and the risk of subsequent stroke

302. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8YfPLRoMwTeaDgxJdYnYbb
     September 24, 2019 - articlePDF%26utm_content=jama.2019.10060 mailto:Jillian.T.Henderson@kpchr.org A symptomatic bacteriuria is defined … The review was defined to focus on adults (�18 years) and pregnant women of any age who were asymp- tomatic … malformations among infants 5 961 12/472 (2.5) 0.44 (0.16 to 1.22) 0 Abbreviation: RR, risk ratio. a Defined … e Birth prior to 37- or 38-weeks’ gestation or study-defined “premature birth.” f Perinatal mortality … Thus, for treatment benefits and harms, the scope was narrowly defined for study design.

303. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/5UgQm-zskVEKmcVnczHxGY
     July 01, 2012 - Fair skin type can be defined by eye and hair color; freckling; and historical factors, such as usual … Fair skin type can be defined by eye and hair color; freckling; and historical factors, such as usual … The net benefit is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general

304. Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - was also associated with decreased likelihood of statin use, as was having multiple vulnerabilities (defined … also investigated whether the benefits or harms of statin treatment vary in popula- tions of interest defined … .32 Among the trials that used a fixed statin dose, most (12/16) used a moderate-intensity statin, as defined … The most common risk factors were dyslipidemia (which was variably defined), diabe- tes, and hypertension

305. Recommendation: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 09, 2020 - Many people in the US experience problems related to unhealthy drug use, defined … Definitions For the purposes of this recommendation, “unhealthy drug use” is defined as the use of … Interventions were categorized as intensive (defined as more than 2 sessions or 2 sessions lasting more … than 1 hour each) or brief (defined as 1 to 2 sessions each lasting 1 hour or less).

306. Archived: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-2013
     April 15, 2013 - progression to AIDS, AIDS-related events, and death in individuals with immunologically advanced disease (defined … Effective interventions include ART (specifically, the use of combined ART, defined as ≥3 antiretroviral … good evidence that treatment of HIV-positive patients at immunologically advanced stages of disease (defined

307. Recommendation: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening
     July 18, 2023 - Diagnosis of FH is variably defined but generally includes substantially elevated lipid levels, a monogenic … A meta-analysis of 68,565 adults from 6 US cohorts found that the FH phenotype, defined by an LDL-C level … 13.4) for cardiovascular disease events over 30 years of follow-up, compared with a reference group defined

308. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - quantitative ultrasonography or a combination of quantitative ultrasonography and DXA have not been defined … The USPSTF defined the screening population as postmenopausal women and older men who have no known previous … For the purposes of the USPSTF's evidence review, primary prevention studies were defined as trials that

309. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2025 - Definitions In 1994, the World Health Organization defined osteoporosis in postmenopausal White women … lower that would not cause a fracture in most healthy persons. 8 Major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) is defined … For FRAX, there is no such threshold defined with respect to its use in screening.

310. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/hhrqMCEgbsBMJ_Ppbcp4yJ
     January 14, 2025 - Definitions In 1994, the World Health Organization defined osteoporosis in post- menopausal White women … Major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) is defined as a fracture of the hip, spine, wrist, or shoulder. … For FRAX, there is no such threshold defined with respect to its use in screening.

311. Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2018 - and combined supplementation for the primary prevention of fractures in community-dwelling adults (defined … “Community-dwelling” is defined as not living in a nursing home or other institutional care setting. … “Community-dwelling” is defined as not liv- ing in a nursing home or other institutional care setting … The net benefit is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general

312. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
     December 17, 2024 - “Community-dwelling” is defined as not living in a nursing home or other institutional care setting. … personal supplement use during study. 10 Three trials reported on major osteoporotic fracture outcomes (defined

313. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - The medical treatment arm in the RCTs was poorly defined, was not kept constant over the course of the … The medical treatment group in the RCTs was poorly defined and probably did not include intensive blood

314. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/QTJe7MfZ7cru9yYpxqx77m
     April 01, 2008 - The diagnosis is based on objective airflow limitation, defined as an FEV1–FVC ratio less than 0.70 with … The net benefit is defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general

315. 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 - Being at risk for overweight is defined as a BMI between the 85th and 94th percentile for age and sex … To provide well-defined and effective approaches to medical and psychological screening in children.

316. Archived: Final Research Plan: Aspirin to Prevent Cancer: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     October 07, 2013 - English Study Quality Good and fair quality, according to USPSTF criteria Poor quality, as defined

317. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet: Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care, January 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan29/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
     February 03, 2014 - comparative effectiveness and therefore excluded Comparative-effectiveness trials without a control (as defined

318. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - per week (follow-up minus baseline); 2) percentage of participants without binge drinking (usually defined … occasion); and 3) percentage of participants achieving recommended drinking levels or patterns (as defined … Burton et al., 1995 88 United States Poor quality: Single alcohol outcome measure not clearly defined … The intervention was not clearly defined. … missing data at follow-up):    IG: 57%    CG: 43%    ( P = 0.048) Includes broadly defined

319. Archived: Decision Analysis: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/decision-analysis-for-aspirin/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
     April 11, 2016 - All persons were assumed to be free of CVD and CRC and to have nonelevated bleeding risk at baseline (defined … Time Horizon The primary time horizon is over a lifetime, which we defined at the person level as the … ǁ Defined by the net of benefit and harm events or this equation: (nonfatal CVD events + CVD deaths + … ǁ Defined by the net of benefit and harm events or this equation: (nonfatal CVD events + CVD deaths + … ǁ Defined by the net of benefit and harm events or this equation: (nonfatal CVD events + CVD deaths +

320. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: A Decision Analysis for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2016 - expected net benefit of aspirin use for primary prevention across clinically relevant population groups defined … All persons were assumed to be free of CVD and CRC and to have nonelevated bleeding risk at baseline (defined … Time Horizon The primary time horizon is over a lifetime, which we defined at the person level as the … stroke, and congestive heart failure (as major sequelae to MI). § Includes fatal and nonfatal events. �� Defined … stroke, and congestive heart failure (as major sequelae to MI). § Includes fatal and nonfatal events. �� Defined