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21. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Coronary Heart Disease: Screening Using Non-Traditional Risk Factors | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary16/coronary-heart-disease-screening-using-non-traditional-risk-factors-2009
    October 15, 2009 - The other evaluated risk factors were coronary artery calcium score as measured by electron-beam computed … , periodontal disease, carotid intima–media thickness (IMT), coronary artery calcium (CAC) score as measured … In practice, the combined thickness of the intima and medial layers is measured at ≥1 site (common carotid … Carotid IMT Carotid IMT, as measured by carotid ultrasonography, has been used widely in the context … Additive value of immunoassay-measured fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels for

22. Recommendation: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 14, 2025 - Centrally measured DXA correlates with bone strength and clinical fracture outcomes and uses low doses … of radiation. 18 Fracture risk at a specific site is best predicted if bone density is measured at … Centrally measured DXA was the test used to determine eligibility for participants enrolled in nearly … Additionally, centrally measured DXA was the test used for determining T scores and determining eligibility … Rationale Assessment Detection The USPSTF found adequate evidence that centrally measured

23. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2010 - Height and weight, from which BMI is calculated, are routinely measured during health maintenance visits … BMI is calculated from the measured weight and height of an individual. … Height and weight, from which BMI is calculated, are routinely measured during health maintenance visits … not a directmeasure of adiposity, but it correlates fairly well with percentile rankings of directly measured

24. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2004 - Three trials measured hopelessness, which is strongly correlated with suicidal ideation39,40,67 using … Two trials measured whether problems had improved (a dichotomous measure rated by assessors blinded to … Additional RCTs Involving Intermediate Outcomes As shown in Table 5, Guthrie et al measured suicidal … Koons et al measured suicidal ideation and depressive severity in their 6-month RCT of women veterans … As measured by the self-report Beck Depression Inventory,70 DBT produced a significantly greater decrease

25. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
    May 15, 2004 - Three trials measured hopelessness, which is strongly correlated with suicidal ideation 39 , 40 , 67 … Two trials measured whether problems had improved (a dichotomous measure rated by assessors blinded to … Additional RCTs Involving Intermediate Outcomes As shown in  Table 5 , Guthrie et al. measured suicidal … Koons et al. measured suicidal ideation and depressive severity in their 6-month RCT of women veterans … As measured by the self-report Beck Depression Inventory, 70 DBT produced a significantly greater decrease

26. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    April 01, 2019 - The USPSTF reviews the evidence for a preventive service to determine its effectiveness, measured by

27. Archived: Final Research Plan: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan142/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    October 30, 2014 - What are clinically meaningful changes in the AHI, sleepiness (as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness … laboratories or readers) KQ 4: Change in AHI, blood pressure, daytime somnolence or sleepiness (e.g., measured

28. Archived: Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
    June 26, 2018 - Most treatment guidelines 3 , 4 , 9-11 recommend using BMD, as measured by central DXA, to define osteoporosis … Peripheral DXA and QUS are measured with portable devices and may be less costly and more accessible … Compared with central DXA, the AUC for QUS measured at the calcaneus in women ranged from 0.69 to 0.90 … to that of central DXA (AUC, 0.67-0.80 in women with a mean age of 61 years [2 studies; n = 712]) Measured … 0.77 in women [7 studies; n = 1969] and 0.80 in men [3 studies; n = 5142]) No exposure to radiation; measured

29. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2007 - of screening and treatment in children. 3 Accuracy of Screening Tests TC and HDL-C can be measured … venous or capillary blood samples, LDL-C measurement requires fasting samples, and direct LDL-C can be measured … Serial correlations between lipid levels measured in individual children over time vary on the basis

30. Emerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2009 - periodontal disease, carotid intima–media thick- ness (IMT), coronary artery calcium (CAC) score as measured … It should be easily and reliably measured. … In practice, the combined thickness of the intima and medial layers is measured at �1 site (common carotid … Carotid IMT Carotid IMT, as measured by carotid ultrasonography, has been used widely in the context … Additive value of immunoassay-measured fibrinogen and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels for

31. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    October 12, 2015 - The USPSTF recommends rescreening with properly measured office blood pressure and, if blood pressure … Self-measured versus ambulatory blood pressure in the diagnosis of hypertension. … Is nurse-measured blood pressure a valid substitute for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring? … Prognostic significance of blood pressure measured in the office, at home and during ambulatory monitoring … Home-measured blood pressure is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular risk than office blood pressure

32. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ffNDS7ekxovstoCxxtLJVt
    February 13, 2018 - Most treatment guidelines3,4,9-11 recommend using BMD, as measured by central DXA, to define osteoporosis … Peripheral DXA and QUS are measured with portable devices and may be less costly and more accessible … to that of central DXA (AUC, 0.67-0.80 in women with a mean age of 61 years [2 studies; n = 712]) Measured … 0.77 in women [7 studies; n = 1969] and 0.80 in men [3 studies; n = 5142]) No exposure to radiation; measured … Compared with central DXA, the AUC for QUS measured at the calcaneus in women ranged from 0.69 to 0.90

33. 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 - Accuracy of Screening Tests TC and HDL-C can be measured on nonfasting venous or capillary blood samples … , LDL-C requires fasting samples, and direct LDL-C can be measured on nonfasting venous samples. … Serial correlations between lipid levels measured in individual children over time vary on the basis

34. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary19/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
    December 22, 2014 - Blood pressure measured by office mercury sphygmomanometry is known to be associated with cardiovascular … Home-measured blood pressure is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular risk than office blood pressure … Is nurse-measured blood pressure a valid substitute for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring? … Self-measured versus ambulatory blood pressure in the diagnosis of hypertension. … When BP was measured after double-blind administration of oral caffeine, 17% of persons who ingested

35. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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    January 14, 2025 - spine that is 2.5 standard deviations or lower (T score �–2.5) than the mean bone mineral density (BMD) measured … uses low doses of radiation.18 Fracture risk at a specific site is best predicted if bone density is measured … USPSTF Rationale Rationale Assessment Detection • The USPSTF found adequate evidence that centrally measured … measured at the femoral neck.24,26 Risks predicted by FRAX alone and by BMD alone are similar, but both … Centrally measured DXA was the test used to determine eligibility for participants enrolled in nearly

36. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
    October 23, 2018 - the screened group compared with a nonscreened control group ( Figure 3 ). 12-15 Two RCTs (n = 3415) measured … Outcomes measured included IPV, quality of life, depression, and anxiety. … for psychological aggression but not for physical assault or sexual coercion. 45 Two RCTs (n = 475) measured … reported that no harms were associated with the intervention but did not comment on how harms were measured … Measured using 18 questions from the National Violence Against Women survey.

37. Draft Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
    February 27, 2025 - use based on self-report or biochemically validated reports (e.g., expired carbon monoxide; cotinine measured

38. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2002
    September 17, 2002 - Among different bone measurement tests performed at various anatomical sites, bone density measured at … studies estimate that 41 percent of white women older than 50 have osteopenia.8 When bone density is measured … 70 percent with specificity of 84 percent. 13 Measurements of Bone Density To date, bone density measured

39. Final Research Plan: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-weight-and-weight-gain-during-pregnancy-behavioral-counseling-interventions
    July 26, 2018 - gestational weight gain (based on Institute of Medicine recommendations or as described by study authors), measured

40. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
    July 12, 2018 - Based on self-report or biochemically validated reports (e.g., expired carbon monoxide; cotinine measured