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High cholesterol among adults in the United States 2015-2016, by age and gender

Prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016, by age and gender

The data displays the prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults in the United States in 2015-2016, by age and gender. In that time period, a total of 12.4% of adults aged 20 years and over had high cholesterol in the U.S.

20 years and over	12.4	11.4	13.2
20 to 39 years	7.9	9.1	6.7
40 to 59 years	17.1	16.5	17.7
60 years and over	12.5	6.9	17.2

High cholesterol among adults in the United States 2015-2016, by age and gender

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