In 2022, around 55 percent of women aged 70 years and older in South Korea had high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia). This was significantly higher than for men of similar age, for whom prevalence stood at about 33 percent. High cholesterol levels were more common among older age groups, as well as for older women specifically.
Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (December 8, 2023). Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (2023). Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "Age Distribution of High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia) Prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Age distribution of high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) prevalence in South Korea in 2022, by gender [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481521/south-korea-high-cholesterol-prevalence-by-age-and-gender/
