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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
===Screening in Adults=== | ===Screening in Adults=== | ||
Screening for [[dyslipidemia]], including high LDL, is indicated among the following: | Screening for [[dyslipidemia]], including high LDL, is indicated among the following:<ref> Screening for Lipid Disorders in Adults, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. [http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspschol.htm] </ref> | ||
* Men age 35 years and older (Grade: A Recommendation) | * Men age 35 years and older (Grade: A Recommendation) | ||
* Men age 20 to 35 years in case of an elevated risk for [[coronary heart disease]] (Grade: B Recommendation) | * Men age 20 to 35 years in case of an elevated risk for [[coronary heart disease]] (Grade: B Recommendation) | ||
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===Screening in Children=== | ===Screening in Children=== | ||
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for [[dyslipidemia]] among infants, children, adolescents, or young adults less than 20 years of age. | There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for [[dyslipidemia]] among infants, children, adolescents, or young adults less than 20 years of age.<ref> | ||
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children: Recommendation Statement. July 2007.[http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf07/chlipid/chlipidrs.htm]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [4]
Overview
Screening
Screening in Adults
Screening for dyslipidemia, including high LDL, is indicated among the following:[1]
- Men age 35 years and older (Grade: A Recommendation)
- Men age 20 to 35 years in case of an elevated risk for coronary heart disease (Grade: B Recommendation)
- Women age 45 years and older for in case of an elevated risk for coronary heart disease (Grade: A Recommendation)
- Women age 20 to 45 years in case of an elevated risk for coronary heart disease (Grade: B Recommendation)
Screening in Children
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for dyslipidemia among infants, children, adolescents, or young adults less than 20 years of age.[2]