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1141. Jvkfnvvvwlofbb9Xr9Wwvk (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2015 - hyperthyroidism is defined as an asymp- tomatic condition in which a patient has a serum TSH level below the lower … There is professional dis- agreement about the appropriate cut points for the lower and upper boundaries … study found that levothy- roxine use in persons with subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with lower … Most laboratories define an abnormal TSH test result by using the upper and lower limits of the 95% reference … thyroxine use, and index serum TSH level, levothyrox- ine use in the younger age group was associated with lower

1142. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2002 - One group (FIT-I) included a higher- risk sample of 2,027 women who had T-scores of - 1.6 or lower and … A second study from FIT (FIT-II) included a lower-risk sample of 4,432 women who also had T-scores of … - 1.6 or lower, but did not have pre-existing vertebral fractures.114 The 4-year incidences of hip fracture … (1.1%) and any clinical fractures (14.1%) in the placebo group were lower than those observed in the … Less frequent testing for younger postmenopausal women when prevalence is lower (for example, 5- year

1143. Evidence Summary: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 05, 2017 - ages 4-5 years) by a school nurse. 89 The prevalence of amblyopia at 7.5 years was approximately 1% lower … Among the subgroup of patched children, the study showed a lower likelihood of being bullied for children … rates (usually >75%), while those with a high prevalence had lower false-positive rates (usually <35% … performance, function, QOL: NR Prevalence of amblyopia at 7.5 y: In the RCT, approximately 1% lower … 17 (1 cohort study and 16 observational studies of test accuracy) 14,196 One cohort reported lower

1144. Screening and Treatment for Hypercholesterolemia in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - 95th percentile was 88-96% sensitive and 98% specific for predicting LDL-C >130 mg/dL.33 Using a lower … Plant sterols lower LDL cholesterol without improving endothelial function in prepubertal children … Bezafibrate: ALP remained lower; iron increased by 26%. … Plant sterols lower LDL cholesterol without improving endothelial function in prepubertal children with

1145. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comments on Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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      April 03, 2017 - Active surveillance has become a more common treatment choice for men with lower-risk prostate cancer

1146. Archived: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - A variety of other possible risk factors (e.g., lower educational level, 20 prior head trauma, family … lowest 25% on MMSE were 23 and 29, respectively. 38 Spanish-speaking persons scored significantly lower … cost (over $100 per month) and frequent gastrointestinal side effects: up to 25% of patients taking lower

1147. Screening for Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2013 - While programs designed to improve healthy habits and medications have both been used to lower blood

1148. Uhtgkzvs Bpnj4 G4Fxuay (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2014 - The balance of benefits and harms of screening may be unfavorable in these lower- risk patients. … Current evidence is lacking on the net benefit of expanding LDCT screening to include lower-risk pa- … It is important that persons who are at lower risk for lung cancer be aware of the potential harms of … based on 3 annual screenings; screening the same sample over a longer period will result in a much lower

1149. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - evidence is inadequate to estimate the sensi- tivity in community practice; however, it is likely to be lower … Although use of an annual fecal occult blood screening test with a lower sensitivity has been demonstrated … This update of the 2002 recommendation did not consider barium enema because it has substantially lower … a noninvasive optical technique (that is, CT colonography) was to permit visualization with a much lower

1150. Archived: Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 06, 2003 - Analyzed by intention-to-treat, the overall incidence of squamous-cell carcinoma was significantly lower … dihydroxyvitamin D3 levels than patients taking placebo, but no individual developed a level below the lower … those who did not suggested that, after an average of 5.4 years, self-examination was associated with a lower … Lower T, Girgis A, Sanson-Fisher R. … placebo, +10.8 pmol/L; sunscreen, +1.3 pmol/L; P=.0009), but no individual developed a level below the lower

1151. Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2003 - Analyzed by intention-to-treat, the overall incidence of squamous-cell carcinoma was significantly lower … dihydroxyvitamin D3 levels than patients taking placebo, but no individual developed a level below the lower … those who did not suggested that, after an average of 5.4 years, self-examination was associated with a lower … placebo, +10.8 pmol/L; sunscreen, +1.3 pmol/L; P=.0009), but no individual developed a level below the lower … Lower T, Girgis A, Sanson-Fisher R.

1152. Vision Screening in Children Aged 6Months to 5 Years: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      September 05, 2017 - more above the federal poverty level were more likely to report vision screening than families with lower … more above the federal poverty level were more likely to report vision screening than families with lower … screening test accuracy (n = 9723) found higher false-positive rates (usually >75%) in populations with a lower … abnormalities, whereas studies in popu­ lations with a higher prevalence of vision abnormalities found lower … The likelihood of experiencing bullying behaviors was lower among patched children offered screening

1153. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - factor for prostate cancer, and the risk for prostate cancer among men with elevated PSA levels is lower … the usual care group with a greater degree of comorbid- ity actually had a statistically significant lower … Increased frequency of PSA testing, a lower threshold for biopsy, and an increase in the number of core … Using a lower cutoff detects more cases of cancer, but at the cost of labeling more men as potentially … Associations of lower urinary tract symptoms with prostate-specific antigen levels, and screen-detected

1154. Archived: Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and CVD: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      February 15, 2014 - The WHI (Women's Health Initiative) trial, a larger, good-quality trial using lower doses of vitamin … supplements at baseline showed an association between use of vitamin D and calcium supplements and lower … One trial in women reported a lower cardiovascular disease mortality rate in the intervention group,

1155. Archived: Obesity in Adults: Screening and Counseling, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      November 03, 2003 - Although the USPSTF did not find direct evidence that behavioral interventions lower mortality or morbidity … 3 months), and combinations of interventions appeared to promote greater weight loss than trials of lower-intensity … Weight Loss on Intermediate Outcomes Weight reduction of 5 to 7 percent body weight is associated with lower

1156. Pgytn Cwqnmar9-3Du5Ste (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2016 - Estimates of life- time risk greater than 20% are considered high (8), although lower levels are also … Women with lower BMI (<30 kg/m2) had higher false-positive rates in the 40-to-59–year age group. … Women with almost entirely fat and scattered fibroglan- dular densities had lower rates than those with … women aged 50 to 59 years, no current use of oral contraceptives for those aged 40 to 49 years, and lower … Premenopausal status, use of menopausal hormone therapy, and lower BMI were associated with some outcomes

1157. Archived: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 08, 2002 - Women are at lower risk for adverse effects from chemoprevention if they are younger; have no predisposition … Women younger than 40 years of age have a lower risk for breast cancer, and thus will not experience

1158. Archived: Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - Several secondary prevention trials have shown that daily aspirin ingestion can lower the risk of subsequent … 27 found little difference in outcome in dosages ranging from 300 to 1500 mg/day, suggesting that lower-dose

1159. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 07, 2005 - but without elevated IOP, were randomized to receive either treatment with medications or surgery to lower

1160. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 07, 2005 - but without elevated IOP, were randomized to receive either treatment with medications or surgery to lower