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January 11, 2016 - (2 studies)
No difference (2 studies)
Higher with FP result (3 studies)
Good
Unclear whether … (15 studies)
NR
Higher with FP result (15 studies)
Fair
Unclear whether the quality of studies … ).
2 systematic reviews of 24 studies; 10 observational studies
Fair
Studies used different outcome … Radiation exposure
No studies
2 modeling studies of radiation exposure
Poor
No studies directly … due to pain (2 studies): 2.7% and 17.5%
Association (15 studies)
Actual reattendance (10 studies
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June 11, 2019 - RESULTS Eighteen new studies (5 RCTs, 11 cohort studies, and 2 systematic reviews;
N = 266 563) were … included, and 11 studies (2 RCTs and 9 cohort studies; N = 218 542) were
carried forward from the prior … Randomized clini-
cal trials (RCTs), cohort studies, and case-control studies of adoles-
cents (13 to … Eighteen new studies
(5 RCTs,11-17 11 cohort studies,18-37 and 2 systematic reviews38,39; 29
articles … = 74 563)
New evidence:
4 studies (2
RCTs
[n = 6761] and
2 observational
studies
[n = 59 946])
Four
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February 20, 2020 - i.e., based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, family history, or excess weight [BMI ≥25.0 kg/m 2 ])
Studies … Studies conducted in countries rated as “very high” on the Human Development Index (based on 2018 indicators … ) (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted in or recruited from … Observational study designs (including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, before-after … studies, interrupted time series studies, repeated measures studies, case-control studies, and case series
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February 20, 2020 - i.e., based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, family history, or excess weight [BMI ≥25.0 kg/m 2 ])
Studies … Studies conducted in countries rated as “very high” on the Human Development Index (based on 2018 indicators … ) (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted in or recruited from … Observational study designs (including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, before-after … studies, interrupted time series studies, repeated measures studies, case-control studies, and case series
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February 20, 2020 - i.e., based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, family history, or excess weight [BMI ≥25.0 kg/m 2 ])
Studies … Studies conducted in countries rated as “very high” on the Human Development Index (based on 2018 indicators … ) (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies conducted in or recruited from … Observational study designs (including prospective and retrospective cohort studies, before-after … studies, interrupted time series studies, repeated measures studies, case-control studies, and case series
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/aspirin-use-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication
January 30, 2020 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … KQ 2: Postoperative or minor bleeding
Study Designs
All KQs: Good- and fair-quality studies … All KQs: Poor-quality studies, according to USPSTF criteria
KQ 1: Observational studies … KQ 2: Retrospective cohort studies, case control studies, case series, case reports, narrative reviews … , commentaries, or editorials
Setting
Studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high
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January 30, 2020 - Evidence-based Practice Center will use to search for publications and to determine whether identified studies … KQ 2: Postoperative or minor bleeding
Study Designs
All KQs: Good- and fair-quality studies … All KQs: Poor-quality studies, according to USPSTF criteria
KQ 1: Observational studies … KQ 2: Retrospective cohort studies, case control studies, case series, case reports, narrative reviews … , commentaries, or editorials
Setting
Studies conducted in countries categorized as “very high
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May 06, 2021 - younger women or women from racial/ethnic groups that are historically under-represented in research studies …
Setting
Settings and populations of women applicable to U.S. primary care settings
Studies … data meta-analyses
Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials
Prospective cohort studies … and cross-sectional studies from included trials or large population-based studies
Narrative reviews … have data from at least two rounds of screening, include certain types of nonrandomized studies for
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May 06, 2021 - younger women or women from racial/ethnic groups that are historically under-represented in research studies …
Setting
Settings and populations of women applicable to U.S. primary care settings
Studies … data meta-analyses
Randomized, controlled trials; controlled clinical trials
Prospective cohort studies … and cross-sectional studies from included trials or large population-based studies
Narrative reviews … have data from at least two rounds of screening, include certain types of nonrandomized studies for
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January 15, 2015 - , systematic reviews, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality case-control studies … KQs 1–3: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews
KQs 4, 7: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies … reviews, cohort studies, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality case-control studies … All KQs: Studies rated as poor quality
KQs 1–3, 5, 6, 8: Qualitative studies, case reports … , cost-effectiveness studies
KQs 1, 2, 5, 6: Cohort studies
KQs 4, 7: None
Settings
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January 15, 2015 - , systematic reviews, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality case-control studies … KQs 1–3: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies, systematic reviews
KQs 4, 7: RCTs, CCTs, cohort studies … reviews, cohort studies, registry studies, long-term trial followup, high-quality case-control studies … All KQs: Studies rated as poor quality
KQs 1–3, 5, 6, 8: Qualitative studies, case reports … , cost-effectiveness studies
KQs 1, 2, 5, 6: Cohort studies
KQs 4, 7: None
Settings
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June 07, 2018 - a primary care setting
KQ 3: Measuring blood pressure to confirm diagnosis of hypertension
Studies … that do not provide enough data to create 2×2 tables or to calculate sensitivity and specificity; studies … , RCTs, and CCTs
KQ 4: RCTs, CCTs, and cohort studies
All KQs: Before-after studies, time series … , case series, case reports, case-control studies, and simulation studies
KQ 3: Studies with a sample … size <100
KQ 4: Cross-sectional studies
Country
Studies conducted in countries categorized
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August 14, 2014 - Include
Exclude
Population
All asymptomatic pregnant women
Studies that … Risk assessment tools and risk factors (KQ 2): RCTs, cohort studies, instrument validation studies … , and test accuracy studies
Effectiveness of screening for detecting preeclampsia and accuracy of … proteinuria screening tests (KQ 4): RCTs, cohort studies, instrument validation studies, and test accuracy … studies
Risk assessment and screening harms (KQs 3, 5): RCTs or observational studies (e.g., case
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August 14, 2014 - Include
Exclude
Population
All asymptomatic pregnant women
Studies that … Risk assessment tools and risk factors (KQ 2): RCTs, cohort studies, instrument validation studies … , and test accuracy studies
Effectiveness of screening for detecting preeclampsia and accuracy of … proteinuria screening tests (KQ 4): RCTs, cohort studies, instrument validation studies, and test accuracy … studies
Risk assessment and screening harms (KQs 3, 5): RCTs or observational studies (e.g., case
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December 28, 2017 - with a comparator of no screening or no treatment
KQs 2, 4: RCTs, observational cohort studies … with and without a comparison group, registry studies
KQs 1, 3:
Nonpregnant adults: Study designs … other than RCTs
Pregnant women * : Study designs other than RCTs or observational cohort studies … with a comparator of no screening or no treatment
KQs 2, 4: Case control studies, case series and … case reports, qualitative studies
Countries
Nonpregnant adults: Studies conducted in countries
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May 18, 2023 - For Key Questions, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies … selected based on higher BMI (≥25 kg/m 2 ) or other adiposity measures (e.g., waist circumference)
Studies … or impaired glucose metabolism; postpartum women; persons with a history of cancer are included
Studies … ” in 2021 on the Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies … published in English
Studies only published in languages other than English
Study quality
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May 18, 2023 - For Key Questions, we will describe the population and intervention characteristics of the included studies … selected based on higher BMI (≥25 kg/m 2 ) or other adiposity measures (e.g., waist circumference)
Studies … or impaired glucose metabolism; postpartum women; persons with a history of cancer are included
Studies … ” in 2021 on the Human Development Index (as defined by the United Nations Development Programme)
Studies … published in English
Studies only published in languages other than English
Study quality
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July 10, 2018 - The addition of the ABI (10 studies), hsCRP level (25 studies), or CAC score (19 studies) can improve … Published coefficient model studies are risk prediction studies evaluating the added prognostic value … Ten studies evaluated the ABI, 25 studies evaluated hsCRP level, and 19 studies evaluated CAC score ( … level (9 studies), or CAC score (8 studies) can improve agreement between predicted and observed events … c Evidence from published coefficient studies only; no model development studies available.
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February 25, 2021 - KQs 4, 5: Children younger than age 6 years (<72 months) with clinically diagnosed ASD
KQs 1–3: Studies … of ASD, or for whom concerns of ASD have been raised by their parents or a clinician
KQs 4, 5: Studies … KQs 1, 3–5: Case-control studies; single case reports or single case design
KQ 2: Case-control … studies, single case design
Study geography
Studies that primarily take place in countries … Poor-quality studies
Abbreviations: ASD=autism spectrum disorder; KQ=key question.
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December 28, 2023 - High” on the Human Development Index
Study Design
KQ 1: RCTs
KQ 2: RCTs, nonrandomized studies … of interventions, or experiments with concurrent comparison groups
Cohort and case control studies … conducted using data from cohort studies, registries, or medical record databases
Other study designs … Language
English only
Non-English publications
Study Quality
Good- and fair-quality studies … , according to design-specific criteria
Poor-quality studies, according to design-specific criteria