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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/announcements/final-recommendation-statement-screening-cardiovascular-disease-risk-electrocardiography
June 12, 2018 - The Task Force recommends against ECG screening in adults at low risk for CVD and finds insufficient
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/aspirin-use-to-prevent-preeclampsia-and-related-morbidity-and-mortality-preventive-medication1
February 17, 2021 - See Current Final Recommendation Statement for Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions
November 27, 2018 - The strength of evidence for each outcome was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using … Overall rates of death were low (0% to 3.0%), even though eligible studies included at-risk children. … Very low birth weight infants and their families during the first year of life: comparisons of medical … be at risk
12 (55)
Child identified to be at risk because of birth status (premature or low … measures; each outcome and timing only presented in a single study; no evidence of reporting bias
Low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
November 27, 2018 - The strength of evidence for each outcome was assessed as high, moderate, low, or insufficient using … Overall rates of death were low (0% to 3.0%), even though eligible studies included at-risk children. … Very low birth weight infants and their families during the first year of life: comparisons of medical … be at risk
12 (55)
Child identified to be at risk because of birth status (premature or low … measures; each outcome and timing only presented in a single study; no evidence of reporting bias
Low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diet-behavioral-counseling-primary-care-adults-2003
June 15, 2003 - The majority of studies show that people consuming diets that are low in fat, saturated fat, trans-fatty … Low-intensity interventions involved one contact lasting less than 30 minutes. … Medium-intensity interventions fell between low- and high-intensity. … Results of a randomized feasibility study of a low-fat diet. … A randomized controlled trial of a physician-directed treatment program for low-income patients with
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/eSLqaKpvzhYRbQVeumNgSQ
January 19, 2021 - Varenicline September
2013
19 �
Sterling et al,18 2016 � Low Varenicline (harms
only)
June 2015 38 … ,22 2014c � Moderate NRT, bupropion,
varenicline (harms
only)
March 2013 63 �
Rosen et al,23 2018 Low … No. of
included
studies
KQ1
(health
outcomes)
KQ2
(cessation)
KQ3
(harms)
Boland et al,61 2018 Low … High Subgroup: persons
with SMI
Varenicline (harms
only)
September
2015
8 �
Smith et al,74 2017 Low … d Sensitivity analysis including only those studies judged to have a low risk of bias did not affect
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-XKf9dRtb-S6oSsBzwsCdw
December 08, 2003 - When the risk of CHD events is low, however, most positive
findings will be false positives and may … ECG can detect LVH, but its sensitivity is low.41
The presence of LVH on ECG, however, is strongly … When applied in low-risk asymptomatic populations
with a low prevalence of CHD and low risk of CHD … predictive value of screening ETT is
driven mainly by the low underlying prevalence of disease in … Conversely, the absence of coronary calcium may identify a
low-risk cohort, at least for periods of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/aspirin-preeclampsia-prevention-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
March 22, 2021 - Recommendation Statement on Aspirin Use
for the Prevention of Preeclampsia
Task Force recommends low-dose … Based on the review of the
evidence, the Task Force recommends the use of low-dose aspirin
(81 mg/d
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7LgHhJKbtLDjxU5hQbXpvc
December 01, 2020 - pilot study (n=178, mean age=10 months) evaluates a new history-based tool to identify
infants at low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/elevated-blood-lead-levels-in-childhood-and-pregnancy-screening
April 30, 2024 - Low Level Lead Exposure Harms Children: A Renewed Call for Primary Prevention.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/update-methods-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-net-benefit
April 01, 2019 - benefit for the preventive service from "good," "fair," or "poor" quality to "high," "moderate," or "low … Substantial
Moderate
Small
Zero/Negative
High
A
B
C
D
Moderate
B
B
C
D
Low … all 6 questions in Table 2 ; the judgment about certainty will be described as high, moderate, or low … Low
The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on health outcomes. … in Table 2; judgment
Overall certainty of net benefit of the preventive service
High, moderate, low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening
September 24, 2019 - Pyelonephritis is associated with perinatal complications including septicemia, respiratory distress, low … the incidence of pyelonephritis among pregnant women with untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria has been low … risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria and a urinary tract infection. 7 , 11 , 12 In general, men are at low … [95% CI, 0.11-0.34]; 7 studies; n = 1184). 2
Seven treatment studies reported on the incidence of low … Epidemiologic evidence suggests that the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria has been low in recent
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/iron-deficiency-anemia-pregnancy-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
August 20, 2024 - Learn more here
Iron deficiency is when the body has low iron levels. … Factors that can further increase risk include a diet low in iron-
rich foods, conditions or medications
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/human-immunodeficiency-virus-hiv-infection-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - 1977 and 1985, but the current risk of becoming infected from blood or tissue products is extremely low … Routine testing and counseling among students at a college health clinic did not improve low rates of … If specificity of testing is 99.98%, routine screening in low-risk populations (e.g., pregnant women … in low-prevalence states) will generate one false-positive and many additional indeterminate results … More selective screening may be appropriate in low-risk areas.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
September 07, 2015 - Detection
There is convincing (older) evidence that hemoglobin measurement has high sensitivity but low … than 24 months, children who are severely malnourished, children who were born prematurely or with low … Demographic factors associated with increased risk for iron deficiency anemia include low socioeconomic … Iron deficiency anemia results when iron stores become so low that hemoglobin synthesis is impaired. … Double burden of iron deficiency in infancy and low socioeconomic status: a longitudinal analysis of
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/4y3P9DxovKMEjNmVd2mrPp
December 01, 2007 - benefit for the
preventive service from “good,” “fair,” or “poor” quality to
“high,” “moderate,” or “low … all 6 questions in Table 2; the
judgment about certainty will be described as high, mod-
erate, or low … Magnitude of Net Benefit
Substantial Moderate Small Zero/
Negative
High A B C D
Moderate B B C D
Low … surgeons
who enrolled patients in RCTs of carotid artery stenosis
were selected on the basis of their low … Low The available evidence is insufficient to assess effects on
health outcomes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening
April 13, 2021 - Low dietary vitamin D intake may be associated with lower 25(OH)D levels. 7 Little or no UV B exposure … season, high latitude, or sun avoidance) and older age are also associated with an increased risk for low … This inconsistency may be because of different studies using different cutoffs to define a low vitamin … D level or because vitamin D requirements and the optimal cutoff that defines a low vitamin D level … the current evidence is inadequate to determine whether screening for and treatment of asymptomatic low
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
August 20, 2024 - Supplementation refers to routine provision of low-dose supplemental iron or intake of iron-fortified … of maternal iron supplementation reported no statistically significant differences in infants with low … A pooled analysis reported few differences between supplementation compared with placebo. 1 , 17 Low … Studies excluded pregnant persons with low hematologic indices at baseline (<8 to 11 g/dL). … A randomized, placebo controlled trial of low dose iron supplementation with and without heme iron.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8uE22djVfm8hF8wNg7wWYn
May 01, 2021 - maternal iron supple-
mentation reported no statistically significant differences in in-
fants with low … Studies excluded pregnant persons
with low hematologic indices at baseline (<8 to 11 g/dL). … versal supplementation with low-dose iron during pregnancy
e x c e p t i n t h e s e t t i n g o f c … Efficacy and tolerability of low-dose
iron supplements during pregnancy. … a randomized, placebo controlled trial of low dose
iron supplementation with and without heme iron.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZYao53-sqRb6oZzKzDmjjt
December 01, 2003 - Although very-low-calorie diets
produced greater initial weight loss than low-calorie
diets, results … liquid
200168 I F: 100% supplements
Range: 18–55 yrs Low-energy,
low-fat foods
OXCHECK L N: 2205 NR … Generally, mortality rates were low. … Intensive Counseling Intervention Descriptions†
LCD, low calorie diet; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; … VLCD, very low calorie diet; USDA, U.S.