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1. Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/vitamin-d-calcium-combined-supplementation-primary-prevention-falls-fractures-communitydwelling-adults
   December 17, 2024 - Across trials, the mean age of participants ranged from 52.7 16 to 80.0 years, 17 although the mean … age of participants was 60 years or older in 18 of these trials. … had nonvertebral fractures in the calcium group compared with 12 (10.3%) participants in the placebo … [95% CI, from 61 fewer to 98 more]). 19 Seven trials reported on participants with any fracture. … or without calcium compared with placebo was 0.99 (95% CI, 0.97 to 1.01; 8 RCTs; 36,744 participants

2. Evidence Summary: Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/prediabetes-type2-diabetes-children-adolescents-screening
   September 13, 2022 - Results: This review included 8 publications (856 participants; mean age, 14 years [range, 10-17 years … Major hypoglycemic events were reported by less than 1% of participants. … Most participants were from the US sites. … Major hypoglycemic events were reported by less than 1% of participants. … The trial reported that 0 participants developed diabetes during the trial.

3. Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
   January 24, 2017 - of participants were women. … The majority of participants in all trials were men, with women comprising 17% to 25% of participants … All studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also included participants with severe … ; 1 also enrolled some participants from a sleep clinic. 12 Three studies analyzed participants from … CI, −2.2 to −0.4]; 15 trials, 1 190 participants) compared with sham.

4. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
   January 24, 2017 - of participants were women. … The majority of participants in all trials were men, with women comprising 17% to 25% of participants … All studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also included participants with severe … ; 1 also enrolled some participants from a sleep clinic. 12 Three studies analyzed participants from … CI, −2.2 to −0.4]; 15 trials, 1 190 participants) compared with sham.

5. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening
   April 13, 2021 - Treatment was limited to studies enrolling or analyzing participants with low serum vitamin D levels. … The pooled ARD for incidence of participants with 1 or more falls was −4.3% (95% CI, −11.6% to 2.9%; … For KQ1 and KQ2, studies that were conducted among participants not known to have vitamin D deficiency … Baseline characteristics of participants in the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL). … Lips et al (2010) 43 included a majority of participants who were community-dwelling participants; thus

6. Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening
   December 20, 2016 - Results: A total of 17 studies (n = 9736 participants; range, 24-3290) in 19 publications were included … Most studies enrolled participants from 1 or more African countries; 3 were set in the United States, … At 3 months, participants completed the herpes Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQOLQ). … 31 Participants responded to each item using a 4-point scale that ranged from "very" to "not at all … At 2 months, fewer participants in the valacyclovir group reported symptoms of genital herpes than in

7. Archived: Evidence Summary: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
   December 20, 2016 - Results: A total of 17 studies (n = 9736 participants; range, 24-3290) in 19 publications were included … Most studies enrolled participants from 1 or more African countries; 3 were set in the United States, … At 3 months, participants completed the herpes Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQOLQ). … 31 Participants responded to each item using a 4-point scale that ranged from "very" to "not at all … At 2 months, fewer participants in the valacyclovir group reported symptoms of genital herpes than in

8. Recommendation: Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults: Behavioral Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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   September 18, 2018 - Interventions Effective intensive behavioral interventions were designed to help participants achieve … Primary care clinician involvement ranged from limited interactions with participants in interventions … The majority of the trials focused on individual participants, but a few interventions invited family … In addition, all study participants completed more than two-thirds of the intervention. … Participants were required to meet weight loss goals before enrollment.

9. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
   www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
   April 17, 2018 - ) or both women and men (4 RCTs, 15-18 , 23 10,819 total participants). … Nine RCTs that randomized 51,375 participants reported on the effect of supplementation with vitamin … D group and 31 participants (1.2%) in the placebo group (ARD, −0.12%, [95% CI, −0.71% to 0.47%]; HR, … with osteoporosis, institutionalized participants, and secondary prevention populations. … a Participants recruited from practitioners lived independently; participants recruited from apartments

10. Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary14/lung-cancer-screening
    March 09, 2021 - Only the NLST (53,454 participants) and NELSON (15,792 participants) were adequately powered to assess … Positive predictive value (14 studies, 77,840 participants) ranged from 3.3% to 43.5%. … Negative predictive value (9 studies, 47,496 participants) ranged from 97.7% to 100%. … Smoking Behavior One RCT (DLCST; 4075 participants), studies of participants from RCTs (NELSON, NLST … and 2 studies of participants from the screening arm of an RCT (NELSON, 630 participants; 107 UKLS

11. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
    June 04, 2024 - Trials recruiting participants living in specialized settings or solely recruiting older adults with … 55 to 6502 participants. 18 The mean age ranged from 68 years 71 to 88 years. 46 Ten trials were … were female. 59 , 62 , 65 The majority of participants in the remaining trials were women. 18 , 39- … Among the 35 trials reporting the proportion of those at risk, 58% of participants were determined to … Future trials should recruit diverse participants representative of the US population.

12. Recommendation: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    January 09, 2018 - Most participants were female. … Only 7.5% of observed participants and 5.4% of treated participants had curvature progression past 45 … However, braced participants rated their body appearance as more distorted than did untreated participants … Intervention group participants more commonly reported nonback body pain than control group participants … of 96 participants in the control group.

13. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
    May 15, 2009 - Control participants: 607 mothers of infants with the Down syndrome. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: 158 mothers of infants without congenital abnormalities. … Control participants: 27 756 singleton pregnancies.

14. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2009 - Fewer than 100 participants. 8. Duplicate study. … Control participants: 607 mothers of infants with the Down syndrome. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: 27 756 singleton pregnancies.

15. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - Control participants: 607 mothers of infants with the Down syndrome. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: mothers of infants without any major anomalies. … Control participants: 158 mothers of infants without congenital abnormalities. … Control participants: 27 756 singleton pregnancies.

16. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - of participants were women. … The majority of participants in all trials were men, with women com- prising 17% to 25% of participants … All studies included participants with mild to moderate OSA, and 6 also included participants with severe … ; 1 also enrolled some participants from a sleep clinic.12 Three studies analyzed participants from the … CI, −2.2 to −0.4]; 15 trials, 1 190 participants) compared with sham.

17. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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    September 18, 2018 - Primary care clinician involvement ranged from limited interactions with participants in interventions … The majority of the trials focused on individual participants, but a few interventions invited family … In addition, all study participants completed more than two-thirds of the intervention. … Socioeconomic status was not well reported in trials; however, when described, most participants were … Participants were required to meet weight loss goals before enroll- ment.

18. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2013 - age, 51 y) Derivation: 2569 case participants with 2588 control participants Validation: 2700 participants … to missing data; 2873 for subgroup analysis; 2412 ER� case participants; 461 ER� case participants; 144 … Validation: age 35–64 y Derivation: 2569 case participants with 2588 control participants Validation … : 194 case participants in 10 031-woman cohort Derivation: case–control Validation: case participants … eligible case participants and 83% of eligible control participants; follow-up through 1998 243 221

19. VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2018 - Studies with between 20% and 50% of participants with exclusionary medical condi- tions were used in … ) or both women and men (4 RCTs,15-18,23 10 819 total participants). … Nine RCTs that randomized 51 375 participants reported on the effect of supplementation with vitamin … D group and 31 participants (1.2%) in the placebo group (ARD, −0.12%, [95% CI, −0.71% to 0.47%]; HR, … with osteoporosis, institu- tionalized participants, and secondary prevention populations.

20. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
    September 06, 2016 - ), or the vast majority of participants (more than 75%) were TST positive. … Pooled Estimate (95% CI) I 2 , % No. of Studies Participants, No. … TB (for sensitivity) and healthy, low-risk participants (for specificity). … TB (for sensitivity) and healthy, low-risk participants (for specificity). … b Unique participants analyzed to generate estimates of sensitivity or specificity.