[Home button] Serum cholesterol levels among persons 20 years of age and over, according to sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 1960-62, 1971-74, 1976-80, and 1988-91 [Data are based on physical examinations of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population] Sex, age, race, Percent of population Mean serum cholesterol level, and Hispanic with high serum cholesterol mg/dL origin1 1960-62 1971-74 1976-802 1988-91 1960-62 1971-74 1976-802 1988-91 20-74 years, age adjusted Both sexes 31.8 27.2 26.3 19.5 220 214 213 205 Male 28.7 25.8 24.6 18.8 217 213 211 204 Female 34.5 28.2 27.6 20.0 222 215 214 205 White male 29.4 25.9 24.6 19.1 218 213 211 205 White female 35.1 28.1 28.0 20.2 223 215 214 205 Black male 24.5 25.1 24.1 16.1 210 212 208 200 Black female 30.7 29.2 24.9 19.7 216 217 213 203 White, [>] non-Hispanic male - - - - - - 24.7 18.8 - - - - - - 211 205 White, [>] non-Hispanic female - - - - - - 28.3 20.1 - - - - - - 214 205 Black, [>] non-Hispanic male - - - - - - 24.0 16.3 - - - - - - 208 201 Black, [>] non-Hispanic female - - - - - - 24.9 19.7 - - - - - - 214 204 Mexican-American [>] male - - - - - - 18.8 19.9 - - - - - - 207 206 Mexican-American [>] female - - - - - - 20.0 19.8 - - - - - - 207 205 20-74 years, crude Both sexes 33.6 28.2 26.8 19.4 222 216 213 205 Male 30.7 26.8 24.9 18.8 220 214 211 204 Female 36.3 29.6 28.5 20.0 225 217 215 205 White male 31.4 26.9 25.0 19.2 221 215 211 205 White female 37.5 29.8 29.2 20.7 227 217 216 206 Black male 26.7 25.1 23.9 14.7 214 212 208 198 Black female 29.9 28.8 23.7 16.8 216 216 212 200 White, [>] non-Hispanic male - - - - - - 25.1 19.3 - - - - - - 211 206 White, [>] non-Hispanic female - - - - - - 29.8 21.0 - - - - - - 216 206 Black, [>] non-Hispanic male - - - - - - 23.7 14.9 - - - - - - 208 198 Black, [>] non-Hispanic female - - - - - - 23.7 17.0 - - - - - - 212 200 Mexican-American [>] male - - - - - - 16.6 16.9 - - - - - - 203 201 Mexican-American [>] female - - - - - - 16.5 15.7 - - - - - - 202 199 Male 20-34 years 15.1 12.4 11.9 9.1 198 194 192 188 35-44 years 33.9 31.8 27.9 19.9 227 221 217 207 45-54 years 39.2 37.5 36.9 25.1 231 229 227 217 55-64 years 41.6 36.2 36.8 31.3 233 229 229 222 65-74 years 38.0 34.7 31.7 27.1 230 226 221 217 75 years and over - - - - - - - - - 19.5 - - - - - - - - - 205 Female 20-34 years 12.4 10.9 9.8 8.0 194 191 189 185 35-44 years 23.1 19.3 20.7 10.9 214 207 207 194 45-54 years 46.9 38.7 40.5 25.0 237 232 232 216 55-64 years 70.1 53.1 52.9 40.3 262 245 249 236 65-74 years 68.5 57.7 51.6 44.8 266 250 246 235 75 years and over - - - - - - - - - 39.0 - - - - - - - - - 230 - - - Data not available. 1 The race groups, white and black, include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Conversely, persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. 2 Data for Mexican Americans are for 1982-84. See Appendix I. NOTES: High serum cholesterol is defined as greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL (6.20 mmol/L). Risk levels have been defined by the second report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. September 1993. (Summarized in JAMA 269 (23): 3015-23. June 16, 1993.) Some data have been revised and differ from previous editions of Health, United States. SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Examination Statistics. Unpublished data. Suggested citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1995. Hyattsville, Maryland: Public Health Service, p 182. 1996. (The NCHS Web site contains instructions to download the AcrobatÆ reader required to view this publication.) About NCHS | News Releases | What's New Publications and Information Products | (CDC) Privacy Policy Notice Coming Events | Data Warehouse | FASTATS A to Z Search | How To... | Other Sites | Employment Frequent Questions | E-mail | Customer Satisfaction Survey Surveys and Data Collection Systems CDC | Text-based Table of Contents [Home button] Updated 11/06/96