This statistic is based on a survey and displays the percentage of U.S. adults over 40 years of age that used prescription cholesterol-lowering medication within the past 30 days in 2011-2012, by selected characteristics (age, gender, and ethnicity). During this time, 30.1 percent of male adults reported using cholesterol-lowering medication. Elevated cholesterol levels is a major risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common diseases in the country and the leading cause of mortality.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic*
* Percentage of adults aged 40 and over who used a prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in the past
30 days, by age, sex, and race and Hispanic origin.
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CDC. (December 1, 2014). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic*." Chart. December 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/
CDC. (2014). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 40 Years and over Using Prescription Cholesterol-lowering Medication in 2011-2012, by Characteristic*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by characteristic* [Graph], CDC, December 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/399068/adults-aged-40-using-prescription-cholesterol-lowering-drug-by-characteristics/
