Trends in High LDL Cholesterol, Cholesterol-lowering Medication Use, and Dietary Saturated-fat Intake: United States, 1976-2010

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• Alternative Title:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Personal Author:
  Kuklina, Elena V. ; Carroll, Margaret D. ; Shaw, Kate M. ; Hirsch, Rosemarie
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  From 1976-1980 through 2007-2010, for U.S. adults aged 40-74, a decrease was observed in the prevalence of high LDL-C, as well as an increase in adults using lipid-lowering medications and consuming a diet low in saturated fat. A substantial decline in the prevalence of high LDL-C from 59% to 28% was seen over this same time period. There also were significant increases in the percentage of adults meeting federal dietary guidelines (6) for low dietary saturated-fat intake, from 25% to 42%, between 1976-1980 and 2007-2010; however, no significant changes were observed from 1988-1994 to 2007-2010. Although declines in the proportion of calories from saturated fat have occurred since the 1970s, the average dietary energy intake has increased (7). Use of cholesterol-lowering medication continued to grow steadily, from 5% to 23%, from 1988-1994 to 2007-2010. Despite recent advances in medical treatment, high cholesterol remains a significant public health problem in the United States, with more than one-quarter of adults aged 40-74 having high LDL-C. These findings may provide useful information for evaluation of programs and policy initiatives aimed at reducing the prevalence of high cholesterol in the adult population.
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Cholesterol, LDL
  • Diet, Fat-Restricted
  • Drug Utilization
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Male
  More +
• Source:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Pubmed ID:
  23759124
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4401469
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  ERV8/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8pdf pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30522/cdc_30522_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 480.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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