{"id":41,"date":"2008-09-15T08:40:52","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T08:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blood-pressure-secrets.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2008-09-15T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2008-09-15T08:40:52","slug":"high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"High Blood Pressure and Other Lipids &#8211; Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Statistical Fact Sheet \u2014 Risk Factors Updated to 2008<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 106.7 million Americans age 20 and older have total blood cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg\/dL) and higher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50.8 million men.<\/li>\n<li>55.9 million women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of these, 37.2 million have total blood cholesterol levels of 240 mg\/dL or higher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17.2 million men.<\/li>\n<li>19.9 million women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>(NCHS and NHLBI)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Among people age 20 and older, the following have total blood cholesterol levels over 200 mg\/dL:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>47.9 percent of non-Hispanic white men.<\/li>\n<li>49.7 percent of non-Hispanic white women.<\/li>\n<li>44.8 percent of non-Hispanic black men.<\/li>\n<li>42.1 percent of non-Hispanic black women.<\/li>\n<li>49.9 percent of Mexican-American men.<\/li>\n<li>50.0 percent of Mexican-American women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Among people age 20 and older, the following have levels of 240 mg\/dL or higher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16.1 percent of non-Hispanic white men.<\/li>\n<li>18.2 percent of non-Hispanic white women.<\/li>\n<li>14.1 percent of non-Hispanic black men.<\/li>\n<li>12.5 percent of non-Hispanic black women.<\/li>\n<li>16.0 percent of Mexican-American men.<\/li>\n<li>14.2 percent of Mexican-American women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>(NHANES [1999-2004], NCHS and NHLBI)<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LDL (Bad) Cholesterol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have an LDL cholesterol of 130 mg\/dL or higher:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For NH whites, 31.7 percent of men and 33.8 percent of women.<\/li>\n<li>For NH blacks, 32.4 percent of men and 29.8 percent of women.<\/li>\n<li>For Mexican Americans, 39.0 percent of men and 30.7 percent of women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or \u201cbad\u201d cholesterol levels of 130-159 mg\/dL are considered borderline high. Levels of 160-189 mg\/dL are classified as high, and levels of 190 mg\/dL or higher are very high.<\/p>\n<p><em>(NHANES [1999-2004, NCHS and NHLBI)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipids \u2014 Statistics 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HDL (Good) Cholesterol<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Among Americans age 20 and older, the following have an HDL cholesterol of less than 40 mg\/dL:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For NH whites, 26.2 percent of men and 8.8 percent of women.<\/li>\n<li>For NH blacks, 15.5 percent of men and 6.9 percent of women.<\/li>\n<li>For Mexican Americans, 27.7 percent of men and 13.0 percent of women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 High-density lipoprotein (HDL) or \u201cgood\u201d cholesterol levels of less than 40 mg\/dL are associated with a higher risk of coronary heart disease.<\/p>\n<p><em>(NHANES [1999-2004, NCHS and NHLBI)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In U.S. government statistics, \u201cHispanic\u201d includes persons who trace their ancestry to Spanish-speaking countries or other Spanish cultures, regardless of race. It doesn\u2019t include people from countries where Spanish is not the first language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbreviations Used:<\/strong><br \/>\nNCHS \u2013\/National Center for Health Statistics<br \/>\nMg\/dL \u2013 milligrams per deciliter<br \/>\nNH \u2013 non-Hispanic<br \/>\nNHANES \u2013 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NCHS<br \/>\nNHLBI \u2013 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statistical Fact Sheet \u2014 Risk Factors Updated to 2008\u00a0 \u2022 106.7 million Americans age 20 and older have total blood cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg\/dL) and higher: 50.8 million men. 55.9 million women. \u00a0 Of these, 37.2 million have total blood cholesterol levels of 240 mg\/dL or higher: 17.2 million men. 19.9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>High Blood Pressure and Other Lipids - Statistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"High Blood Pressure and Other Lipids - Statistics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Statistical Fact Sheet \u2014 Risk Factors Updated to 2008\u00a0 \u2022 106.7 million Americans age 20 and older have total blood cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg\/dL) and higher: 50.8 million men. 55.9 million women. \u00a0 Of these, 37.2 million have total blood cholesterol levels of 240 mg\/dL or higher: 17.2 million men. 19.9 [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@curehbp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/\",\"name\":\"High Blood Pressure and Other Lipids - Statistics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2008-09-15T08:40:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/high-blood-pressure-and-other-lipids-statistics\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.naturaltreatmentforhypertension.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"High Blood Pressure and Other Lipids &#8211; 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