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261. Uhtgkzvs Bpnj4 G4Fxuay (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Future improvements in risk assessment tools will help cli- nicians better individualize patients’ risks … Overdiagnosis of lung cancer and the risks of radiation are real harms, although their magnitude is uncertain … The relative risk for all-cause mortality in the DLCST was 1.46 (CI, 0.99 to 2.15). … When these 3 fair- or good-quality trials were com- bined in a meta-analysis, the relative risk for lung … exposure, family history, and history of other lung diseases are important when assessing patients’ risks

262. Prevention of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     May 22, 2012 - Grade: B Do not automatically perform an in-depth multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive … management of identified risks to prevent falls. … Grade: C Risk Assessment Primary care clinicians can consider the following factors to identify … older adults at increased risk for falls: a history of falls, a history of mobility problems, and … Multifactorial risk assessment with comprehensive management of identified risks has at least a small

263. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 06, 2010 - Ten-Year Risks for Major Osteoporotic and Hip Fractures for U.S. … However, in this study, DEXA of the femoral neck was associated with a higher relative risk for hip fracture … Bisphosphonates reduced vertebral fractures compared with placebo (relative risk [RR], 0.66 [CI, 0.50 … Ten-Year Risks for Major Osteoporotic and Hip Fractures for U.S. … Highlighted risks equal or exceed the reference case (woman aged 65 years with no risk factors: 9.3%

264. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - was no difference in the likelihood of visual acuity worse than 20/60 after 3 to 5 years (37% vs 35%; relative … risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences. … of falls 16 and, if an association is present, to identify methods for mitigating these risks. … risk. … risk.

265. Archived: Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - was no difference in the likelihood of visual acuity worse than 20/60 after 3 to 5 years (37% vs 35%; relative … risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences. … of falls 16 and, if an association is present, to identify methods for mitigating these risks. … risk. … risk.

266. Archived: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 09, 2014 - Clinical Risk Assessment for Preeclampsia * Risk Level Risk Factors Recommendation … risk for preeclampsia. … § Moderate-risk factors vary in their association with increased risk for preeclampsia. … Perinatal Outcomes The USPSTF found evidence of a 14% reduction in risk for preterm birth (pooled relative … The pooled relative risk for intracranial hemorrhage in neonates (6 studies; n = 22,158) was 0.84 (

267. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 29, 2012 - A global index of risks and benefits, including the primary outcomes as well as stroke, PE, colorectal … incidence of overall urinary incontinence was increased for women in the WHI estrogen plus progestin (relative … risk, 1.39 [CI, 1.27 to 1.52]) 30 and estrogen-only (relative risk, 1.53 [CI, 1.37 to 1.71]) 30 … For thromboembolic disease, use of estrogen plus progestin increased the risks associated with older … Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment with estrogen and progestin.

268. Archived: High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipid Abnormalities: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - cholesterol level. 17 , 23 , 37 Although the relative risk associated with high serum cholesterol declines … in determining whether expected benefits are likely to justify possible risks of treatment. … younger populations is of sufficient benefit to justify the inconvenience, costs, and possible risks … The risks and benefits of drug therapy in asymptomatic persons over 65 have not yet been determined. … Patients should receive information on the potential benefits, costs, and risks of long-term therapy

269. Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Persons: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2022 - disease events in persons treated with estrogen plus progestin compared with placebo (2.8% vs 2.6%; relative … risk [RR], 1.12 [95% CI, 0.94-1.33]) during a mean follow-up of 4 years. … alternative thera- pies are not tolerated, based on a careful assessment of individual benefits and risks … Estrogen plus progestin and risk of venous thrombosis. … Benefits and risks of postmenopausal hormone therapy when it is initiated soon after menopause.

270. Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 17, 2018 - Exercise trials were associated with statistically significant reductions in people experiencing a fall (relative … effects meta-analysis using the method of DerSimonian and Laird 11 was used to calculate the pooled relative … risks (RRs) when there was a sufficient number of contributing studies reporting an outcome for a given … IRR, incidence rate ratio; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; RCT, randomized clinical trial; RR, relative … risk.

271. Archived: Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-interventions-2018
     April 17, 2018 - Exercise trials were associated with statistically significant reductions in people experiencing a fall (relative … effects meta-analysis using the method of DerSimonian and Laird 11 was used to calculate the pooled relative … risks (RRs) when there was a sufficient number of contributing studies reporting an outcome for a given … IRR, incidence rate ratio; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; RCT, randomized clinical trial; RR, relative … risk.

272. Assessing Algorithmic Bias and Fairness in Clinical Prediction Models for Preventive Services: A Health Equity Methods Project for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2023 - We further describe opportunities for further refinements to directly address potential risks of bias … Because the PCE was not developed with a competing risks model,47 and Black 9 Americans suffer … Prognostic models with competing risks: methods and application to coronary risk prediction. … Signaling questions to identify risks of bias in race-aware clinical prediction models 16 PROBAST … Signaling questions to identify risks of bias in race-aware clinical prediction models 17 PROBAST

273. Archived: Folic Acid/Folate Prophylaxis to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - potential benefits of early detection of neural tube defects must be weighed against the potential risks … The most important risks include those to the fetus from amniocentesis, the psychological effects on … The risks of amniocentesis include miscarriage, puncture of the fetus, bleeding, infection, and possibly … of recurrence of neural tube defects from 3.5% to 1.0%, for a relative risk of 0.28 (95% confidence … Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening: benefits, risks, and costs.

274. Archived: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 11, 2019 - Grade: A Risk Assessment Persons at risk of HIV infection include men who have sex with men, … Within these groups, certain risk factors or behaviors (outlined below) can place persons at high risk … the risk of other STIs. … penile-vaginal intercourse, and insertive penile-vaginal intercourse carry lower but not negligible risks … placebo or no PrEP (relative risk [RR], 0.46 [95% CI, 0.33-0.66]; absolute risk reduction, −2.0% [95%

275. Archived: Published Comment and Response: Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2008 - those without for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events, whether considering absolute or relative … risk reduction. … However, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to perform a global cardiovascular disease risk assessment … to determine a person's 10-year cardiovascular disease risk 2 and to screen for type 2 diabetes if knowledge … Calculate Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.

276. Archived: Published Comment and Response: Do Lipid-Lowering Agents Provide a Greater Reduction in Cardiovascular Events among Patients with Diabetes?: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2008 - those without for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events, whether considering absolute or relative … risk reduction. … However, the USPSTF encourages clinicians to perform a global cardiovascular disease risk assessment … to determine a person's 10-year cardiovascular disease risk 2 and to screen for type 2 diabetes if knowledge … Calculate Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.

277. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 04, 2024 - a number of risk factors. … factors defining increased risk. … persons experiencing 1 or more falls at the longest follow-up (6-24 months) (25 trials; n = 13 384; relative … at increased risk. … at risk for falls.

278. Low-Dose Aspiring for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality from Preeclampsia: A Systematic Evidence Review fro the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2014 - pre- eclampsia (relative risk [RR], 0.76 [95% CI, 0.62 to 0.95]), 1% to 5% for intrauterine growth restriction … aspirin use (relative risk [RR], 0.81 [95% CI, 0.65 to 1.01]; I2 � 0%), but the result was not statis … Placental abruption‡ 1.12 (0.86–1.46) 3 12 366 50.1 0.135 1.17 (0.93–1.48) 8 22 988 36.4 0.138 RR � relative … Study in Pregnancy; MFMU � Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units; NR � not reported; PE � preeclampsia; RR � relative … Low-dose Aspirin Study in Pregnancy; MFMU � Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units; PE � preeclampsia; RR � relative

279. 4Nuuvs6Nmztdbgjbg3Elke (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - 0.12 mmol/L (CI, 0.18 to 0.05 mmol/L) (2.08 mg/dL [CI, 3.29 to 0.88 mg/dL]), diabetes incidence by a relative … convert from mmol/L to mg/dL, divide by 0.0113. ‡ To convert from mmol/L to mg/dL, divide by 0.0555. § Relative … in a com- posite measure of all CVD events at 6.6 years of follow-up (relative risk, 0.71 [95% CI, 0.51 … disease; DBP � diastolic blood pressure; LDL � low-density lipoprotein; QOL � quality of life; RR � relative … , and metabolic risk factors.

280. Evidence Directions for Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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     July 23, 2024 - Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment The USPSTF sought evidence linking validated risk … Due to inaccuracies in risk assessment, racial and ethnic biases in reporting and diagnoses, and potential … “The process of identification of participants eligible for the intervention, when paired with ‘at-risk … ’ terminology, may cause harms from stigma, labeling, legal risks, and family separation and dissolution … .”1 What types of high-quality standards could be developed to validate risk assessment tools in