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WEBMay 15, 2024 · High total cholesterol in the United States. Between 2017 and 2020, 10% of adults age 20 or older had total cholesterol levels above 240 mg/dL. About 17% had high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good") cholesterol levels below 40 mg/dL. 1
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WEBNov 2, 2022 · Between 2015 and 2018, approximately 15.8 million females and 12.2 million male adults in the United States had high cholesterol. Nearly three out of every 10 people in the United States have high LDL cholesterol (LDL level of 130 mg/dL or more).
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WEBNov 7, 2023 · In translating survey data to the U.S. population as a whole, scientists calculated that high cholesterol declined from about 12 percent of adults (representing 21.5 million Americans) to about...
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WEBJun 4, 2020 · This report describes prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults aged ≥20 years, by age group and sex during 2015–2018.
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WEBJan 10, 2023 · NHANES 2017 to March 2020 Prepandemic. In the 2017 to March 2020 prepandemic population, age‐ and sex‐adjusted proportions of ever cholesterol screening and cholesterol screening within 5 years among US adults were 81.3% (95% CI, 79.5–83.0) and 72.6% (95% CI, 70.5–74.6), respectively (Table 2).
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WEBData are for the U.S. Serum total cholesterol. Percent of adults ages 20 and older with high serum total cholesterol (greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL): 11.5% (2015-2018) Mean serum total cholesterol level for adults ages 20 and older: 191 mg/dL (2015-2018) Source: Health, United States, 2019, table 23 [PDF – 9.8 MB] Physician office visits.
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WEBJun 14, 2022 · During 2013–2018, 11.3% of adults 20 years and older had high total cholesterol. Those aged 40 to 59 years had the highest prevalence of high cholesterol (15.1%) than those aged 20–39 (7.5%) and 60 and over (11.7%).
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WEBNov 2, 2023 · One in 17 US adults has high LDL cholesterol and one in 48 has very high LDL cholesterol. More than 40% of individuals with high cholesterol don’t know they have it and don’t treat it.
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WEBFeb 1, 2024 · Millions of Americans are born genetically predisposed to extremely high levels of a type of cholesterol that cause deadly heart attacks and strokes by middle age, yet they are almost always...
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WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Studies suggest that an optimal total cholesterol level is about 150 mg/dL, with LDL-C at or below 100 mg/dL, and adults with LDL-C in this level have lower rates of heart disease and stroke. Talk to your health care professional. If you’re healthy, aim for an LDL below 100 mg/dL.