{
  "id": "SCR-LIP-000008",
  "statement": "A self-administered lipedema screening questionnaire achieves a high probability of correct classification (~91%) between women with and without lipedema, supporting its use to raise clinical suspicion.",
  "statement_pt": "Um questionário de rastreamento de lipedema autoaplicável alcança alta probabilidade de classificação correta (~91%) entre mulheres com e sem lipedema, apoiando seu uso para elevar a suspeição clínica.",
  "claim_type": "diagnostic",
  "context": {
    "population": "women with and without lipedema at a vascular clinic",
    "condition": "lipedema",
    "exposure": "self-administered screening questionnaire",
    "comparator": "prior clinical diagnosis",
    "outcome": "probability of correct classification",
    "scope": "screening tool development, Brazil"
  },
  "knowledge_state": "emerging",
  "evidence_confidence": "low",
  "evidence": [
    {
      "ref": "DOI:10.1590/1677-5449.200114",
      "stance": "supporting",
      "study_design": "validation",
      "n": 109,
      "risk_of_bias": "moderate",
      "year": 2020,
      "amato_authored": true,
      "note": "per-question model 91.2% correct classification; AUC 0.86"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "diagnoses",
      "target_hint": "screening questionnaire"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": "Small convenience sample at a specialized clinic; reference standard clinical only.",
  "primary_amato_source": "DOI:10.1590/1677-5449.200114",
  "curators": [
    {
      "name": "Alexandre C. M. Amato",
      "orcid": "0000-0003-4008-4029",
      "role": "lead_curator"
    }
  ],
  "created": "2026-05-30",
  "updated": "2026-05-30",
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "answers_questions": [
    {
      "id": "SQ-LIP-000004",
      "role": "supporting",
      "question": "Is lipedema underdiagnosed, and can screening tools help identify it?",
      "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/q/SQ-LIP-000004.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://scientificclaims.org/c/SCR-LIP-000008.html"
}