Cholesterol
(Data are for the U.S.)
- Percent of adults age 20 years and over with high serum total cholesterol (greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL): 14.1% (2007-2010)
- Mean serum total cholesterol level for adults age 20 years and over: 197 mg/dL (2007-2010)
Source: Health, United States, 2011, table 71 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with cholesterol measure ordered or provided: 9.2%
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with hyperlipidemia indicated on the medical record: 18.0%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2009 Summary Tables, tables 16, 17 [PDF - 382 KB]
More data
- Health insurance affects diagnosis and control of hypercholesterolemia and hypertension among adults aged 20-64: United States 2005-2008
- High Serum Total Cholesterol-An Indicator for Monitoring Cholesterol Lowering Efforts: U.S. Adults, 2005-2006 [PDF - 271 KB]
- Hypertension, High Serum Total Cholesterol, and Diabetes: Racial and Ethnic Prevalence Differences in U.S. Adults, 1999-2006
- Search Tables for Cholesterol in Health Data Interactive
- Total and High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009–2010
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