| Hypercholesterolemia statistics tell us about the | | | | and women age 65 to 74 actually have four |
| number of adults in the United States with levels | | | | times the prevalence as the younger women |
| of total blood cholesterol above 200 mg/dL, the | | | | under age 44. |
| beginning level for high risk hypercholesterolemia. | | | | High blood cholesterol levels are consistently |
| This information is the latest on | | | | associated with higher risk of coronary heart |
| hypercholesterolemia statistics from the National | | | | disease, and other life-threatening cardiovascular |
| Center For Health Statistics, 1999-2004. | | | | and cerebrovascular damage, including fatal |
| Over 105 million adults in the United States have | | | | strokes. |
| total blood cholesterol levels higher than 200 mg | | | | While successful treatments are available, |
| dL. About one out of every three people are at | | | | prevention is always the most cost-effective |
| high risk. Of this group, more than 36 million adults | | | | solution to health problems. In addition, prevention |
| have extremely high risk cholesterol levels over | | | | provides broad-spectrum benefits that enhance |
| 240 mg/dL. | | | | both the physical and psychological areas of our |
| For men over the age of 20 years, | | | | lives. |
| approximately 48% of white men, 45% of black | | | | Lifetime habits of weight control, eating nutritious |
| men, and 50% of Hispanic men have | | | | food, daily exercise, addiction control including |
| hypercholesterolemia, or high blood cholesterol. | | | | tobacco, and stress management can take a |
| For women over the age of 20, approximately | | | | while to learn but the benefits can add many |
| 50% of Hispanic women, 42% of black women, | | | | healthy and useful years to your life. Research |
| and 50% of white women have | | | | also shows that one easy habit that may help |
| hypercholesterolemia, or high blood cholesterol. | | | | manage cholesterol is adding daily green tea. |
| High risk levels of LDL cholesterol, the so-called | | | | Here's information about green tea and |
| "bad cholesterol," runs around 30-40% for both | | | | cholesterol, including 7 important ways to protect |
| men and women. But when it comes to HDL, or | | | | against cholesterol damage |
| "good cholesterol," more than twice as many men | | | | If we want to help protect ourselves from |
| as women have high risk levels. | | | | dangerously high blood cholesterol levels, we all |
| Men between the age of 35-74 have more than | | | | must start early with regular preventive habits. |
| twice the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia as | | | | Hypercholesterolemia statistics show us that |
| men under age 34. Women, age 45 to 74 have | | | | preventive action should be encouraged as early |
| more than twice the prevalence of | | | | as the 20s for men and the 30s for women, if |
| hypercholesterolemia as women under age 44, | | | | not before. |