Table 1.

Clinical Preventive Services Recommended for Adults Aged 50 Years and Older by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), 2004^a

Measure	Definition	Age Groups for Which Services Are Recommended	Men 50-64	Women 50-64	Men ≥65	Women ≥65
Influenza vaccination	Received in past 12 months	Men and women ≥50	X	X	X	X
Pneumococcal vaccination	Ever received	Men and women ≥65			X	X
Mammogram	Received in past 2 years	Women ≥40		X		X
Pap test	Received in past 3 years	Women ≥18 with intact cervix		X		X
Colorectal cancer screeningb	Received FOBT in past 12 months or endoscopy in past 10 years	Men and women ≥50	X	X	X	X
Cholesterol screeningc	Every 5 years	Men ≥35; women ≥45	X	X	X	X
Tetanus– diphtheria vaccinationc	Every 10 years	Men and women ≥18 years	X	X	X	X

^aEmpty cells indicate that the service does not apply to the demographic category.

^bIncludes receiving fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or endoscopy (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy) within recommended time frames.

^cThese services are recommended by the USPSTF, but data were not collected by all states in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2002, and were not analyzed as part of this study.