Highlights

  • The Heart Health Report is the first analysis to encompass such a large sample (nearly 80 million) of LDL cholesterol test results. It provides the most up to date information available on national LDL cholesterol trends.
  • According to the Heart Health Report, average LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels decreased approximately 10 percent, among Americans who have seen a physician, from 2001 to 2004. LDL, or “bad cholesterol”, is a significant risk factor for heart disease.
  • The Heart Health Report also showed that women’s LDL cholesterol levels are not decreasing as much as men’s.
Graphs   Maps   Data

Population-based lipid study, LDL cholesterol, monthly mean and trend line, 2001-2004.   LDL cholesterol, monthly mean by state, 2001-2004   LDL cholesterol data tables, U.S. population, 2001-2004
Overall Mean   Mean LDL by State   Data Tables
LDL cholesterol, % >selected NCEP guidelines, 2001-2004   LDL cholesterol, % >130 mg/dL by state, 2001-2004    
% >Selected NCEP Guidelines   % 130 by State    
LDL cholesterol, mean by age, 2001-2004      
By Age        
  LDL cholesterol, mean by gender, treatment gap      
  By Gender        
  LDL cholesterol, mean and testing rate by age and gender, 2001-2004      
  By Age and Gender        


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