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21. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - available evidence about the potential benefits and harms of the preventive service, as well as the size

22. USPSTF and Cost Considerations (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-cost-considerations-fact-sheet-2021_0.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - available evidence about the potential benefits and harms of the preventive service, as well as the size

23. Recommendation: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/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 … Although the risk for rupture varies greatly by aneurysm size, the associated risk for death with rupture … Larger size is associated with an increased risk of rupture. … The AAA size needed for surgical intervention in women may differ. … Relationship of age, gender, race, and body size to infrarenal aortic diameter.

24. Procedure Manual Appendix XII. Summary of Evidence Table for Evidence Reviews | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

25. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
    June 22, 2025 - Meta-analysis provides the advantage of giving summary effect size estimates generated through a transparent … Multiple large, well-conducted observational studies with consistent results showing a large effect size … The Task Force examines the credibility of those analyses, however, depending on such factors as: the size … Limits on the size or duration of studies may be used as exclusion criteria.

26. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity: Counseling for CVD Prevention in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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) Trials, n I 2 , % … Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I 2 , % Adiposity (standardized effect size … (95% CI) Trials, n I 2 , % Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I 2 , %

27. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions
    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.

28. U.S. Preventive Services | Grade Definitions
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/apps/gradedef.jsp
    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

29. Archived: Final Research Plan: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

30. 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 - methods; exposure assessment; case ascertainment; selection of participants; dose of folic acid; sample size … ; size of effect on NTDs, other congenital abnormalities, and twinning; and information on confounders … the 2003 case–control study by Thompson and colleagues 6 fair quality because it had a small sample size … terminated pregnancies versus control participants or patients who had babies with NTDs; small sample size … not the best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, moderate sample size

31. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y6xRBv7uSZY5bGCx7y48x7
    May 01, 2009 - ods; exposure assessment; case ascertainment; selection of participants; dose of folic acid; sample size … ; size of effect on NTDs, other congenital abnormalities, and twinning; and information on confounders … 57 control participants (reference) participants or patients who had babies with NTDs; small sample size … the 2003 case–control study by Thompson and colleagues (6) fair quality because it had a small sample size … not the best standard, interprets reference standard independent of screening test, moderate sample size

32. Behavioral Counseling to Promote Physical Activity and a Healthful Diet to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/bF5BNLvASN5r9EnP3VTJPN
    December 01, 2010 - Data Synthesis and Analysis We conducted random-effects meta-analyses to esti- mate the effect size … (95% CI) Trials, n I2, % Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I2, % Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I2 … , % Adiposity (standardized effect size) All �0.10 (�0.22 to 0.02) 5* 69.6 �0.14 (�0.27 to �0.01)† 12 … (95% CI) Trials, n I2, % Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I2, % Effect Size (95% CI) Trials, n I2 … Intervention intensity was the most important fac- tor for differences in effect size among different

33. Ced9Pf3Pnuhruptzxqza-N (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2016 - and subsequent work-up in each woman and allowing for variability in radiation exposure and breast size … larger detectors; therefore, the percentage of women requiring extra views because of large breast size … Because of lack of data, we did not model the association be- tween breast size and the probability of … also assumed that the number of breast cancer deaths averted with screening did not vary by breast size … Mismatch in breast and detector size during screening and diagnostic mammography results in in- creased

34. Evidence Summary: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

35. Clinical Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

36. Draft Research Plan: Chronic Kidney Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

37. Evidence Summary: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions
    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 … b Study-reported adjusted analyses were statistically significant, although effect size shown in the

38. Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SA2xTFXTzgdbgTYw9DEoMS
    December 01, 2019 - For those who screen positive, treatment of AAA will depend on aneurysm size, the risk of rupture, and

39. Draft Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    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

40. Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: Clinical Summary (pdf file)
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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…