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201. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2025 - Postmenopausal women younger than 65 years with 1 or more risk factors for osteoporosis B The USPSTF … Clinicians can first determine the presence of risk factors for osteoporosis and fracture. … For women who have 1 or more risk factors, assess for increased risk using a clinical risk assessment … Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. … Risk factors for low bone mass-related fractures in men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

202. Let's Talk About It: Starting Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/lets-talk-about-it-aspirin-cvd-prevention-guide.pdf
     April 26, 2022 - This online tool estimates a patient’s risk for developing heart disease and stroke based on factors … Other risk factors include male sex, diabetes, history of gastrointestinal issues (such as peptic ulcer … These risk factors should be considered in the overall decision about whether to start or continue daily

203. Clinical Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults (pdf file)
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     Grade: D Risk Assessment Low bone mass, older age, and history of falls are major risk factors … Other risks factors for low bone mass and fractures include female sex, smoking, use of glucocorticoids

204. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 14, 2004 - acuity without a detectable organic lesion of the eye and is usually associated with amblyogenic risk factors … Photoscreening can detect amblyogenic risk factors such as strabismus, significant refractive error, … respectively. 11 The USPSTF found fair quality evidence that early treatment of amblyogenic risk factors … Early screening for amblyogenic risk factors lowers the prevalence and severity of amblyopia. … Factors affecting the outcome of children treated for amblyopia. Eye 1994;8:627-31. 26.

205. Archived: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 15, 2012 - Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors … Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors … Considerations:  Issues to consider include other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, patient readiness … intensive behavioral dietary counseling for adult patients with hyperlipidemia and other known risk factors … Million Hearts: strategies to reduce the prevalence of leading cardiovascular disease risk factors—United

206. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Support Breastfeeding (pdf file)
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     November 18, 2024 - decision to breastfeed is a personal one and often affected by many social, cultural, and structural factors … When talking to new parents about breastfeeding, healthcare professionals should be mindful of these factors

207. Prevention TaskForce App Communications Toolkit | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 21, 2025 - can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex, and selected behavioral risk factors … can be searched by specific patient characteristics, such as age, sex and selected behavioral risk factors

208. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 08, 2004 - Independent risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma in French drinkers. … Risk factors for hepatitis C virus seropositivity in heterosexual couples. … Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection. … Fair for other risk factors. … Other risk factors have inconsistent associations with HCV infection.

209. Archived: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - increased risk for infection (that is, if they are young or have other individual or population risk factors … ; go to Clinical Considerations for further discussion of risk factors). … ; go to Clinical Considerations for further discussion of risk factors). … Risk factors for pregnant women are the same as for non-pregnant women. … Additionally, clinicians may want to consider other population-based risk factors, including residence

210. Archived: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2006 - list of specific risk factors to guide primary care providers in selective screening. … delay, male gender, and perinatal factors, such as prematurity and low birth-weight. … history, male gender, socioeconomic factors, and other developmental delays. … However, studies of risk factors have inconsistent results. … Identifying risk factors that may be helpful in screening for speech and language delay.

211. 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 - No recommendation Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Risk Assessment Risk factors … Multifactorial dyslipidemias are due to risk factors including environmental factors (obesity, diet) … or currently unidentified genetic factors. … Those with multi-factorial dyslipidemia (polygenetic or related to risk-factors). … Indirect evidence from the Bogalusa Heart Study, a long-term epidemiologic study of risk factors for

212. Screening for Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - Demographic factors such as poverty and low socioeconomic status are also associated with higher rates … or adolescents have reported a higher prevalence of anxiety disorders than in the past.16 Multiple factors … Risk factors for anxiety disorders include genetic, personality, and environmental factors, such as attachment … screening may be most productive in adolescents with risk factors for anxiety. … Treatment for adolescent depression: national patterns, temporal trends, and factors related to service

213. Recommendation: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 18, 2023 - Several factors may contribute to these disparities, including differences in risk factors, access to … color are often diagnosed at later stages, when skin cancer is more difficult to treat. 5-7 Several factors … may contribute to these disparities, including differences in risk factors, access to care, and clinical … toenails), is the most common type of melanoma among Black populations. 8 , 12 Other melanoma risk factors … Differences in thickness-specific incidence and factors associated with cutaneous melanoma in the US

214. Evidence Summary: Food Insecurity: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2025 - a 2021 technical brief conducted for the USPSTF 15 on screening and interventions for social risk factors … For instance, a low income and unemployment are often directly connected to other risk factors, such … Social needs are social risk factors that individuals prioritize as something they believe is important … Fourth, the included studies assessed for social risk factors but rarely described how or whether social … needs were determined after risk factors were identified.

215. Evidence Summary: Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 19, 2024 - being judged to be at risk of maltreating children (based on demographic, social, economic, or other factors … No study evaluated how harms varied according to factors such as race and ethnicity. … Four studies reported SDOH-related outcomes in subpopulations defined by factors including socioeconomic … of outcome Low for no benefit Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined by parent risk factors … outcome measures Insufficient Unclear whether findings apply to subgroups defined by parent risk factors

216. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Grade: I statement Risk Assessment Risk factors that increase a woman’s risk for developing GDM … Other methods of screening include fasting plasma glucose and screening based on risk factors.

217. Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Grade: D Risk Assessment Risk factors for AAA include older age; a positive smoking history … Factors associated with a reduced risk for AAA include African American race, Hispanic ethnicity, and

218. Screening for Skin Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2022 - color are often diagnosed at later stages, when skin cancer is more difficult to treat.5-7 Several factors … may contribute to these disparities, in- cluding differences in risk factors, access to care, and clinical … or toenails), is the most common type of melanoma among Black populations.8,12 Other melanoma risk factors … Several factors may contribute to these disparities, including differences in risk factors, access to … Differences in thickness-specific incidence and factors associated with cutaneous melanoma in the US

219. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
     July 08, 2014 - Grade: D Risk Assessment The major risk factors for carotid artery stenosis include older age … Other Relevant USPSTF Recommendations The USPSTF has made recommendations on many factors related to … Assessment of Risk The major risk factors for carotid artery stenosis include older age, male sex … Useful Resources The USPSTF has made recommendations on many factors related to stroke prevention … Ischemic stroke subtypes: a population-based study of incidence and risk factors.

220. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 02, 2021 - • In adults without known cardiovascular risk factors • Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease … These studies included participants with cardiovascular disease risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension … Several risk factors for developing carotid artery stenosis are noted in the recommendation, including … The studies included in the review included participants with these risk factors, and the USPSTF found … US professional societies22 recommend consideration of DUS screening in patients with multiple risk factors