USPSTF says No to screening children and adolescents for prediabetes or type 2diabetes
USA: The USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force) has issued its first recommendation statement outlining its stance on screening for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in asymptomatic children and adolescents younger than 18 years without known diabetes or prediabetes.
The USPSTF, in their recommendation statement, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), concluded that there was insufficient evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for type 2 diabetes or prediabetes in children and adolescents, awarding an I grade to the Statement.
The authors wrote in their statement, "Evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of type 2 diabetes screening in children and adolescents."
"There is a lack of evidence on the effect of screening for, and early detection and treatment of, type 2 diabetes on health outcomes in youth, and the balance of harms and benefits cannot be determined."
The document also comprises of practice considerations covering the following points: patients population under consideration, definitions of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, screening tests, treatment, and preventive interventions, suggestions for practice regarding the I Statement, and other potential harms.
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