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screening for obesity

Indications: - USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all adults for obesity by calculating body mass index (BMI) - USPSTF recommends that clinicians screen all children & adolescents for obesity by calculating body mass index (BMI) - children are considered obese if BMI >= age- & sex-specific 95th percentile of BMI* * this would necessarily define 5% (& only 5%) of children as obese (if percentiles were up to date & accurate)

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  1. Moyer VA et al Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Ann Intern Med. 26 June 2012 PMID: 22733087 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1200996 (corresponding NGC guideline withdrawn Feb 2018)
  2. Moyer VA et al Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement Ann Intern Med. 26 June 2012 PMID: 22733153 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1200998
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
  4. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Recommendation Statement Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-recommendation-statement165/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening1 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Evidence Review Draft Evidence Review for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-evidence-review156/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening1 - US Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017;317(23):2417-2426 PMID: 28632874 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2632511 - O'Connor EA, Evans CV, Burda BU et al Screening for Obesity and Intervention for Weight Management in Children and AdolescentsEvidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2017;317(23):2427-2444 PMID: 28632873 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2632510 - Block JP, Oken E Practical Considerations for the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Obesity in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Intern Med. Published online June 20, 2017 PMID: 28632842 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2631273