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121. Recommendation: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - Cigarette smoking is associated with higher risk of prostate cancer mortality. … rates of more aggressive cancer (ie, higher tumor grade). … Decision analysis models suggest that given the higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in African … The ERSPC trial reported a slightly higher and nonsignificant risk reduction (RR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.28- … However, these strategies are also associated with more false positives, more biopsies, and higher rates

122. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (pdf file)
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     April 25, 2022 - Black, Native American, and Latino populations also have higher rates of sleep apnea compared to White … people, which may be related to higher rates of obesity and other health issues also reported in these

123. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     September 18, 2018 - Evidence The USPSTF recommends that clinicians offer or refer adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher … The age-adjusted prevalence of obesity is higher among non-Hispanic black (57.2%) and Hispanic (46.9% … However, Asian Americans have higher body fat at a given BMI than other racial/ ethnic groups. … When using an adjusted cut point of greater than 25, obesity prevalence is higher among US-born Asian … The higher rate of adverse events in the medication groups resulted in higher dropout rates than in the

124. Recommendation: Celiac Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 28, 2017 - the estimated prevalence of celiac disease among adults ranges from 0.40% to 0.95%. 1 Prevalence is higher … In a higher-risk population, the positive predictive value is 40% to 80%, depending on the serologic … prevalence of disease, and should be given higher priority. … systematic review included only 2 studies reporting diagnostic accuracy in asymptomatic persons at higher … Another frequently raised concern was the higher risk among relatives of patients with celiac disease

125. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - overall surgical mortality was 4% (range 1.4-6.5%) mortality during emergency surgery for rupture is much higher … overall surgical mortality was 4% (range 1.4-6.5%) mortality during emergency surgery for rupture is much higher … asymptomatic aneurysms 5 cm or larger, since the risk of rupture (25-41% over 5 years) is substantially higher … asymptomatic aneurysms 5 cm or larger, since the risk of rupture (25-41% over 5 years) is substantially higher … older patients with small aneurysms, the risk of dying from coronary heart disease or stroke is much higher

126. Archived: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 06, 2003 - The incidence of melanoma among whites is 20 times higher than it is among blacks; the incidence of melanoma … among whites is about 4 times higher than it is among Hispanics.  … While melanoma incidence is higher in regions near the equator where ultraviolet exposure is most intense … Several epidemiologic studies have found higher risk for melanoma among users of sunscreens than among … results may reflect the fact that sunscreen use is more common among fair-skinned people, who are at higher

127. Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2018 - The reviews also examined the benefits and harms of PSA-based screening in patient subpopulations at higher … (D recommendation) See the Clinical Considerations section for more information on screening higher-risk … Cigarette smoking is associated with higher risk of prostate cancer mortality. … rates of more aggressive cancer (ie, higher tumor grade). … Decision analysis models suggest that given the higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in African

128. Archived: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2007 - pressure (hypertension) is usually defined in adults as: systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mm Hg or higher … , or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or higher. … blood pressure (hypertension) is usually defined in adults as a systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or higher … , or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or higher.

129. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - , cardiovas- cular disease, and family history.14,25,26 The prevalence of impaired visual acuity is higher … conditions. • Adequate evidence that screening questions are not accurate for identifying patients at higher … • The prevalence of impaired visual acuity is higher among persons of lower socioeconomic or educational … Comments also noted that certain populations may be at higher risk for visual impairment and should be … Ad- ditionally, many of those persons at higher risk may also have diffi- culty accessing vision services

130. Final Recommendation Statement: Prostate Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 08, 2018 - The false-positive and complication rates from biopsy are higher in older men. 3 Adequate evidence suggests … Cigarette smoking is associated with higher risk of prostate cancer mortality. … rates of more aggressive cancer (ie, higher tumor grade). … Decision analysis models suggest that given the higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in African … The ERSPC trial reported a slightly higher and nonsignificant risk reduction (RR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.28-

131. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - and/or preferences for various health states, and the net benefit of screening for populations at higher … To date, modeling studies that address screening in groups at higher risk for prostate cancer or prostate … What do estimates derived from models suggest about the net benefit for subpopulations at higher risk … Allowing the risk of progression to distant stage to be different produced higher distant-stage but … Based on these findings—in context of earlier modeling work suggesting that subpopulations at higher

132. Using Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - Taking a higher dose is no more effective and is associated with a higher risk of bleeding.

133. Recommendation: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 13, 2022 - glucose levels (measured by plasma glucose level or hemoglobin A 1c [HbA 1c ] level) are considered higher … on the benefits and harms of screening in children and adolescents, including those that may be at higher … Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander youth, who have a higher … The effects of screening on health outcomes in children and adolescents considered to be at higher risk … on health outcomes in children and adolescents, particularly in racial and ethnic groups who have a higher

134. Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - These women may be advised to take higher doses of folic acid.

135. Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     April 07, 2020 - US, reported prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women ranges from 5.8% to 19.3% and is higher … US, reported prevalence of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women ranges from 5.8% to 19.3% and is higher … preterm.8 The frequency and severity of adverse outcomes from pre- term delivery are higher with earlier … Both studies reported a higher inci- dence of stopping medication in the oral clindamycin group, al- … Epidemiologic data suggest that risk for pre- term delivery may be higher when asymptomatic bacterial

136. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     March 14, 2022 - There is a higher risk of syphilis in men who have sex with men, people living with HIV, as well as … Risk of syphilis is higher in men who have sex with men, people living with HIV, as well as people

137. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - and/or preferences for various health states, and the net benefit of screening for populations at higher … To date, modeling studies that address screening in groups at higher risk for prostate cancer or prostate … What do estimates derived from models suggest about the net benefit for subpopulations at higher risk … Allowing the risk of progression to distant stage to be different produced higher distant-stage but … Based on these findings—in context of earlier modeling work suggesting that subpopulations at higher

138. Clinical Summary: Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Disease With Nontraditional Risk Factors (pdf file)
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     July 03, 2018 - insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment Several traditional risk factors are associated w ith higher

139. Recommendation: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women: Screening and Supplementation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 07, 2015 - 18.6% of pregnant women have iron deficiency; of those, an estimated 16.2% have anemia. 1 Rates may be higher … Non-Hispanic black and Mexican American women have higher prevalence rates of iron deficiency than white … Higher doses (60 to 100 mg of elemental iron per day) are sometimes prescribed in populations at increased … maternal hemoglobin levels at term or delivery, 6 12 , 13 , 15 , 17-19 reported a significantly higher … reporting serum ferritin levels at term or delivery, 5 13 , 15 , 17-19 reported a significantly higher

140. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2021 - AHRQ's mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable