Total and High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Adults: United States, 2015-2018

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• Personal Author:
  Carroll, Margaret D. ; Fryar, Cheryl D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey ; • During 2015-2018, 11.4% of adults had high total cholesterol, and prevalence was similar by race and Hispanic origin. ; • The prevalence of high total cholesterol was highest among adults aged 40-59. ; • Over one-quarter of men (26.6%) and 8.5% of women had low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). ; • In men, the prevalence of low HDL-C was lowest in non-Hispanic black adults. In women, prevalence was highest in Hispanic adults. ; • High total cholesterol prevalence declined from 1999-2000 to 2017-2018. Low HDL-C prevalence declined from 2007-2008 to 2017-2018. ; High total cholesterol (≥ 240 mg/dL) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C, < 40 mg/dL) are independent and modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (1-3). Declining trends were seen in the prevalence of high total cholesterol from 1999-2000 to 2015-2016 and in low HDL-C from 2007-2008 to 2015-2016 (4). This report presents 2015-2018 estimates of the prevalence of high total cholesterol and low HDL-C among U.S. adults aged 20 and over and trends through 2017-2018. ; Suggested citation: Carroll MD, Fryar CD. Total and high- density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults: United States, 2015-2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 363. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020. ; CS316075 ; db363-h.pdf
• Content Notes:
  https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/visual-gallery/images/cholesterol_DB363.png
• Subjects:
  • Adult
  • Adverse Effects
  • Age Distribution
  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol
  • Health Surveys
  • Healthy People Programs
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypercholesterolemia/ethnology
  • Middle Aged
  More +
• Source:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Issue:
  363
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/87484/cdc_87484_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 534.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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