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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2012 Dec 12;127(1):e6–e245. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31828124ad

Table 2-3.

Selected Secondary Metrics for Monitoring CVD, NHANES 2009–2010*

In the Presence of CVD In the Absence of CVD

N % (SE) N % (SE)
Total 16 209 474 7.2 (0.4) 199 590 596 92.8 (0.4)
 CHD 6 916 012 3.2 (0.3)
 Stroke 5 717 759 2.7 (0.2)
 CHF 4 320 227 2.0 (0.3)
 Acute MI 6 929 905 3.2 (0.3)
Health behaviors
 Smoking
  Current smoker or smokers who quit <12 mo ago 3 127 273 37.2 (4.9) 40 760 066 20.1 (0.9)
 PA
  PA: intermediate or poor§ 11 813 011 74.1 (5.1) 115 561 988 58.4 (1.5)
  PA: none 10 598 908 64.5 (5.5) 93 459 556 47.3 (1.2)
 Diet, no. of metrics*
  Total diet score 0–3 of 5 12 665 860 100.00 (0.00) 161 370 154 99.71 (0.11)
  Total diet score 0–1 of 5 9 540 532 70.06 (4.69) 127 156 293 78.84 (1.42)
 Overweight/obesity
  Overweight or obese (BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2) 12 621 701 69.4 (4.1) 134 879 713 68.1 (1.3)
  Obese ≥30.0 kg/m2) (BMI 7 763 611 49.0 (5.2) 68 655 702 34.7 (1.0)
Health factors
 Hypertension
  Prevalence of BP ≥140/90 mm Hg or taking medications 10 591 170 51.0 (5.0) 53 523 895 28.5 (0.9)
  Awareness among those with hypertension 10 071 343 98.6 (0.3) 42 436 782 70.6 (3.2)
  Treatment those with hypertension 9 819 244 97.4 (0.4) 39 194 948 61.4 (2.9)
  BP control to <140/<90 mm Hg among treated 6 886 176 64.2 (9.5) 27 323 649 72.4 (2.4)
  BP control to <140/<90 mm Hg among hypertensive 6 886 176 62.3 (9.4) 27 323 649 43.3 (2.8)
 Hypercholesterolemia
  Prevalence of total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL or taking medications 8 201 829 37.1 (4.2) 48 701 198 25.7 (0.7)
  Awareness among those with hypercholesterolemia 7 742 127 84.6 (8.0) 35 174 931 59.9 (2.6)
  Treatment among those with hypercholesterolemia 7 219 078 79.3 (8.5) 25 405 334 38.7 (2.4)
  Cholesterol control to <200 mg/dL among treated 6 659 732 95.0 (1.4) 22 804 724 90.4 (1.2)
  Cholesterol control to <200 mg/dL among hypercholesterolemia 6 659 732 75.0 (8.9) 22 804 724 34.7 (2.4)
 Diabetes mellitus
  Prevalence of fasting glucose ≥125 mg/dL or taking medications 4 769 759 15.2 (2.2) 21 078 443 10.3 (1.1)
  Awareness among diabetics 4 006 153 90.4 (2.3) 14 242 760 64.3 (4.6)
  Treatment among diabetics 3 935 446 87.1 (3.2) 13 391 291 58.4 (5.3)
  Blood glucose control among treated 1 527 151 32.6 (9.9) 5 878 676 45.0 (8.0)
  Blood glucose control among diabetics 1 527 151 27.2 (8.7) 5 878 676 25.5 (5.9)

CVD indicates cardiovascular disease; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; SE, standard error; CHD, coronary heart disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; PA, physical activity; BMI, body mass index; and BP, blood pressure.

*

Dietary data are based on 2007–2008, the most recent data available at the time of this analysis.

Weighted sample size.

Standardized to the age distribution of the 2000 US Standard population.

§

Moderate <150 min/wk AND Vigorous <75 min/wk AND Combined <150 min/wk.