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61. 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

62. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

63. Archived: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

64. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    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

65. Screening for Hypertension in Adults (pdf file)
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    July 20, 2020 - Typically, blood pressure is measured by a clinician applying an inflatable cuff to the arm, with the

66. Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (pdf file)
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    March 06, 2023 - The Task Force recommends that all pregnant people should have their blood pressure measured at each

67. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

68. Recommendation: Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    March 15, 2022 - than inactive control (pooled SMD, −0.48 [95% CI, −0.69 to 0.27]). 1 , 27 Few trials of group therapy measured … 1 Four trials (n = 319) of various types of individual therapy were assessed; however, the trials measured … over 16 weeks. 1 Four trials of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of binge eating disorder (n = 900) measured … inconsistent results for improvement in eating disorder symptom severity and depression. 1 , 27 Two trials measured

69. Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

70. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

71. 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

72. Final Research Plan: Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    October 13, 2016 - b We will include outcomes measured in family members (e.g., siblings, pregnant women in the same household … a We will include outcomes measured in family members (e.g. siblings, pregnant women in the same household

73. Archived: Evidence Summary: Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 01, 2001 - Data Sources: Randomized clinical trials of BV treatment in pregnancy that measured pregnancy outcomes … Study Selection: All randomized controlled trials of BV treatment in pregnancy that specifically measured … For each study, we measured the effect of treatment by calculating the difference in the rate of a given … Data Analysis and Synthesis Study Selection For each study, we measured the effect of treatment by … erythromycin, 37 and three used intravaginal clindamycin alone. 30 , 31 , 35 Five of seven studies measured

74. 0306 AHRQ AAA_provider F.indd (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2009 - other indications can be used for AAA screening as long as the infrarenal aorta was visualized and measured

75. Final Research Plan: Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 26, 2018 - gestational weight gain (based on Institute of Medicine recommendations or as described by study authors), measured

76. Final Research Plan: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    July 12, 2018 - Based on self-report or biochemically validated reports (e.g., expired carbon monoxide; cotinine measured

77. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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

78. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommends Behavioral Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults (pdf file)
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    September 18, 2018 - It is measured using a person’s BMI, which is calculated using height and weight.

79. Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    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.

80. Draft Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    February 27, 2025 - use based on self-report or biochemically validated reports (e.g., expired carbon monoxide; cotinine measured