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To investigate trends in treatment and missed screening opportunities for high blood cholesterol among adults.

March 3, 1993JAMA

Recent Trends in the Identification and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol by Physicians

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To investigate trends in treatment and missed screening opportunities for high blood cholesterol among adults.
Telephone interviews of 154735 adults in 37 states from 1988-1990.
Assessment of treatment trends based on preventive care visits.
Identification of missed screening opportunities among those not treated.
Percentage of treated individuals for high blood cholesterol increased from 7.6% to 11.7% (P<0.001).
Only one third of individuals needing treatment were actually receiving it.
Missed screening opportunities were highest among young adults aged 20-34 years (59%) and women visiting obstetricians/gynecologists (43%).

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Randomized trial investigates treatment trends for high blood cholesterol in adults, indicating missed screening opportunities.

Wayne H. Giles (1993) studied this question.

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