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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
The authors evaluated the utility of selective screening criteria for postpartum anemia developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) versus criteria developed among low-income women using prevalence-based screening principles. Pregnant women in Raleigh, North Carolina, were followed up to the postpartum visit in 1997-1999 (n = 345). Prevalence of postpartum anemia was 19.1%. Independent risk markers, arrived at through multivariate logistic regression, were multiparity (odds ratio (OR) = 1.5, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.8, 2.9), obesity (OR = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.6, 5.5), anemia at 24-29 weeks' gestation (OR = 2.3, 95% CI: 1.2, 4.4), anemia before delivery (OR = 3.4, 95% CI: 1.8, 6.7), and not exclusively breastfeeding (OR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.0, 7.7). Risk scores were calculated by counting risk markers present. Likelihood ratios were determined for all possible risk scores of our algorithm and CDC's algorithm. Anemia screening decisions differed depending on clinic anemia prevalence. For example, if low test thresholds are assumed, when clinic prevalence is 10%, women with risk scores >3 on the authors' algorithm and >0 on CDC's algorithm should be screened. The authors' algorithm, in combination with prevalence information, can save clinics more money than CDC's current algorithm because a broader range of likelihood ratios was obtained, indicating a better ability to distinguish high- from low-risk women. However, if resources are available, universal screening should be considered in high-prevalence settings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
156
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
903-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Algorithms, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Anemia, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Decision Trees, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Likelihood Functions, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Logistic Models, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Mass Screening, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-North Carolina, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Parity, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Poverty, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Practice Guidelines as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Puerperal Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12419762-United States
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Who should be screened for postpartum anemia? An evaluation of current recommendations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2524 USA. lisa_bodnar@unc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Validation Studies