In 2022, it was estimated that around 48 percent of those aged 65 years and older in the United States had been diagnosed with high cholesterol. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022
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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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CDC, & NCHS. (February 14, 2024). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/
CDC, und NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022." Chart. February 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/
CDC, NCHS. (2024). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/
CDC, and NCHS. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 65 Years and Older Who Had Ever Been Told by a Doctor They Had High Cholesterol from 2019 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/
CDC & NCHS, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/ (last visited December 05, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 65 years and older who had ever been told by a doctor they had high cholesterol from 2019 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, February 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450824/high-cholesterol-prevalence-seniors-us/
