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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews
July 01, 2017 - at the outcome level, the number of contributing studies, number of events, and the combined sample size … estimates are close and confidence intervals are narrow, without concerns about insufficient sample size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-for-cvd-prevention-in-adults-2012
December 15, 2010 - Data Synthesis and Analysis
We conducted random-effects meta-analyses to estimate the effect size … effect sizes of standardized mean differences, we used the Cohen d statistic, in which an effect size … (95% CI)
Trials, n
I 2 , %
Effect Size (95% CI)
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I 2 , % … Effect Size (95% CI)
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I 2 , %
Adiposity (standardized effect size … (95% CI)
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October 01, 2018 - health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as:
The number, size … Evidence is insufficient because of:
The limited number or size of studies.
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July 01, 2012 - outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as:
The number, size … Evidence is insufficient because of:
The limited number or size of studies
Important
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan54/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
April 17, 2014 - combination) for detecting a) colorectal cancer, b) advanced adenomas, and c) adenomatous polyps based on size … adenoma (high-grade dysplasia, villous histology, and/or measuring ≥10 mm), and/or adenomatous polyps by size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
November 24, 2020 - Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, 24 based on the number, quality, and size … stroke (RR, 0.52 [95% CI, 0.25 to 1.10]; 4 RCTs [n = 9800]; I 2 = 0%), although the pooled effect size … Mediterránea (PREDIMED) study 97 was heavily weighted in this analysis because of its large sample size … Weight loss trials tended to be smaller (mean sample size, 461, compared with 585 in non–weight loss … First, only a small proportion of trials had sufficient sample size and follow-up time to evaluate CVD
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/ClinicalSummaryFinal/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
December 10, 2019 - For those who screen positive, treatment of AAA will depend on aneurysm size, the risk of rupture, and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
January 19, 2023 - Good-quality or fair-quality; poor-quality only if better quality studies are lacking
KQs 6–8:
Sample size
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December 01, 2019 - For those who screen positive, treatment of AAA will depend on aneurysm size, the risk of rupture, and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
February 01, 2024 - care in adolescents, and new versions of previously established instruments adapted to standard drink size … Laboratory tests
For KQ2 only, other screening tests (including the AUDIT, AUDIT-C using traditional drink size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - has also been evaluated as a screening test for ovarian cancer, since it is able to estimate ovarian size … have shown that the most important prognostic factor in patients with advanced ovarian cancer is the size … Surgical debulking and chemotherapy for ovarian cancer appear to be more effective in reducing the size … The use of transvaginal ultrasonography sonography for evaluation of postmenopausal size and morphology
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
January 24, 2017 - For Cohen d, a value of 0.20 is often interpreted as a small effect size, 0.50 as a medium effect size … , and 0.80 as a large effect size. 26 For meta-analyses of CPAP and MAD treatments, pooled estimates … outcome have considered a change of 4 or more points to be clinically significant for their sample size … Those suspected of having OSA; referral populations
Small total sample size (type II), missing data … Size of data markers reflects their relative contributions to the pooled effect size (largely because
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Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary
Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary
Population Adults aged ≥18 y without known hypertension
Recommendation
Screen for high blood pressure; obtain measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmat…
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April 01, 2011 - health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is
constrained by factors such as:
the number, size … Evidence is insufficient because of:
the limited number or size of studies;
important flaws in study
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July 01, 2017 - information and comorbid conditions), disease stages, spectrum of disease, and other factors (family size
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-kidney-disease-screening
July 13, 2023 - Good-quality or fair-quality; poor-quality only if better quality studies are lacking
KQs 6–8:
Sample size
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February 12, 2019 - Health system
interventions showed a benefit in 3 studies (n = 5321) and had a pooled effect size similar … evidence was rated for each key question, based
on consistency (similarity of effect direction and size … and study size. … b Study-reported adjusted analysis was not statistically significant, although
effect size shown in the … b Study-reported adjusted analyses were statistically significant, although
effect size shown in the
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evaluating-test-strategies-for-colorectal-cancer-screening-a-decision-analysis-for-the-us-preventive-services-task-force/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
October 15, 2008 - The size of adenomas can progress from small (≤5 mm) to medium (6 to 9 mm) to large (≥10 mm). … Nonprogressive adenomas can grow in size but will never develop into cancer. … They can grow in size to medium (6 to 9 mm) and large (≥10 mm) adenomas. … Each adenoma may grow in size from small (≤5 mm) to medium (6 to 9 mm) to large (≥10 mm). … Predictors of presence, multiplicity, size and dysplasia of colorectal adenomas.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-adolescents-adults-behavioral-counseling-interventions
May 16, 2024 - care in adolescents, and new versions of previously established instruments adapted to standard drink size … Laboratory tests
For KQ2 only, other screening tests (including the AUDIT, AUDIT-C using traditional drink size
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The Audit
The AUDIT
PATIENT: Because alcohol use can affect your health and can interfere with certain medications
and treatments, it is important that we ask some questions about your use of alcohol. Your answers
will remain confidential, so please be honest.
Place an X in one box that best describes your answe…