Table 13-1.

High Total and LDL Cholesterol and Low HDL Cholesterol

Population Group	Prevalence of Total Cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL, 2008 Age ≥20 y	Prevalence of Total Cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL, 2008 Age ≥20 y	Prevalence of LDL Cholesterol ≥130 mg/dL, 2008 Age ≥20 y	Prevalence of HDL Cholesterol <40 mg/dL, 2008 Age ≥20 y
Both sexes*	98 800 000 (44.4%)	33 600 000 (15.0%)	71 300 000 (31.9%)	41 800 000 (18.9%)
Men*	45 000 000 (41.8%)	14 600 000 (13.5%)	35 300 000 (32.5%)	30 800 000 (28.6%)
Women*	53 800 000 (46.3%)	19 000 000 (16.2%)	36 000 000 (31.0%)	11 000 000 (9.7%)
NH white men, %	41.2	13.7	30.5	29.5
NH white women, %	47.0	16.9	32.0	10.1
NH black men, %	37.0	9.7	34.4	16.6
NH black women, %	41.2	13.3	27.7	6.6
Mexican-American men, %	50.1	16.9	41.9	31.7
Mexican-American women, %	46.5	14.0	31.6	12.2

LDL indicates low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; and NH, non-Hispanic.

Prevalence of total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL includes people with total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL. In adults, levels of 200 to 239 mg/dL are considered borderline high. Levels of ≥240 mg/dL are considered high.

^*Total data for total cholesterol are for Americans ≥20 years of age. Data for LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and all racial/ethnic groups are age adjusted for age ≥20 years.

Source for total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL, ≥240 mg/dL, LDL, and HDL: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2008), National Center for Health Statistics, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Estimates from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008 (National Center for Health Statistics) applied to 2008 population estimates.