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  2. Waist-to-height ratio - Wikipedia

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    The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): All adults "ensure their waist size is less than half their height in order to help stave off serious health problems". [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In September 2022, NICE formally adopted this guideline.

  3. Comparison of international blood pressure guidelines

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    Guideline Population Goal blood pressure (mmHg) Initial treatment options ESC 2024 [2] General 120–129/70–79 BP >140/90: Two from different classes: preferably RAS-inhibitor (ACEI or ARB) with either thiazide diuretic/thiazide-like diuretic or dihydropyridine CCB. ESH 2023 [3] General age <65 General age 65–79 General age ≥80 <130/80 ...

  4. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - Wikipedia

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    The Guideline Development Group then finalises the recommendations and the National Collaboration Centre produces the final guideline. This is submitted to NICE to formally approve the guideline and issue the guidance to the NHS. [citation needed] To date NICE has produced more than 200 different guidelines. [27]

  5. Medical guideline - Wikipedia

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    Plates vi & vii of the Edwin Smith Papyrus (around the 17th century BC), among the earliest medical guidelines. A medical guideline (also called a clinical guideline, standard treatment guideline, or clinical practice guideline) is a document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment in specific areas of healthcare.

  6. NICE guideline - Wikipedia

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  7. Number needed to treat - Wikipedia

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    The absolute risk reduction (ARR), however, was much smaller, because the study group did not have a very high rate of cardiovascular events over the study period: 2.67% in the control group, compared to 1.65% in the treatment group. [15] Taking atorvastatin for 3.3 years, therefore, would lead to an ARR of only 1.02% (2.67% minus 1.65%).

  8. Very-low-calorie diet - Wikipedia

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    The routine use of VLCDs is not recommended due to safety concerns, but this approach can be used under medical supervision if there is a clinical rationale for rapid weight loss in obese individuals, as part of a "multi-component weight management strategy" with continuous support and for a maximum of 12 weeks, according to the NICE 2014 guidelines. [12]

  9. Clinical descriptions of ME/CFS - Wikipedia

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    Several countries, including Australia [17] and the United Kingdom, have authored clinical guidelines that define ME/CFS based on some or all of the available diagnostic criteria. The 2021 UK NICE guideline requires all of the following symptoms: Debilitating fatigue; Post-exertional malaise; Unrefreshing and/or disturbed sleep; Cognitive ...