This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over that used prescription cholesterol-lowering medication within the past 30 days in 2011-2012, by selected medical conditions. During this time, 62.8 percent of adults with diabetes 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 medical condition*
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NCHS. (December 1, 2014). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by medical condition* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by medical condition*." Chart. December 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/
NCHS. (2014). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by medical condition*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/
NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 40 Years and over Using Prescription Cholesterol-lowering Medication in 2011-2012, by Medical Condition*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/
NCHS, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by medical condition* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 40 years and over using prescription cholesterol-lowering medication in 2011-2012, by medical condition* [Graph], NCHS, December 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/399087/us-adults-using-prescription-cholestrol-lowering-medication-by-condition/
