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Low Rates of Pediatric Lipid Screening in the United States

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TOPLINE: Only 11.3% of US youths aged 9-21 years are screened for lipid levels, with nearly one in three showing abnormal results. The prevalence of screening increases with age and body mass index (BMI), but fewer than one in five youths with obesity are screened. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the […]

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Publish date : 2024-07-26 05:58:58

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