High cholesterol among adults in the U.S. 2019-2023, by race/ethnicity

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John Elflein,
Nov 4, 2024

In 2023, around a quarter of adults who were non-Hispanic white had high cholesterol in the United States. This statistic shows the prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023, by race/ethnicity.

Prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults in the U.S. from 2019 to 2023, by race/ethnicity

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Release date

2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

"In separate questions, respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had high cholesterol. Respondents who answered affirmatively were asked in separate questions if they had been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had high cholesterol during the past 12 months, and if they were taking prescribed medicine to help lower their cholesterol. Respondents had to have been taking those medications or had high cholesterol during the past 12 months to be classified as having high cholesterol. "

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