Table 2.

Characteristics of Adults, Aged 21 to 64 Years, With Hypercholesterolemia and Private or Public Healthcare Insurance

Characteristics	Adults in NHANES 2001–2012 With Hypercholesterolemia, by Insurance Type
	Private (n=1592)	Public (n=582)	P Value
US population, aged 21–64 y, with high LDL‐C, N (%)	34 331 804 (64.2)a	7 868 226 (14.7)a
Age, y	49.1±0.4	50.1±0.6	0.20
Sex, %
Male	57.0±1.4	49.3±2.5	0.008b
Female	43.0±1.4	50.7±2.5
Race, %
White	78.4±1.5	61.9±3.4	<0.0001b
Black	8.7±0.9	20.3±2.3
Hispanic	7.4±0.7	12.0±2.1
Other	5.5±0.8	5.8±1.1
Poverty index, %c	3.8±0.05	1.8±0.1	<0.0001
<100%	3.4±0.5	38.0±3.7	<0.0001b
100%–200%	10.2±0.9	29.6±3.0
≥200%	86.4±1.1	32.4±3.4
Education, %
Less than high school	10.7±0.8	35.6±2.8	<0.0001b
High school	25.2±1.4	23.7±1.8
Some college or more	64.1±1.6	40.7±3.1
Healthcare visits/y, %
0–1	25.8±1.4	13.7±2.0	<0.0001b
2–3	32.9±1.4	23.6±2.2
≥4	41.3±1.5	62.7±2.4
Body mass index, kg/m2	30.3±0.2	31.7±0.5	0.02
Taking BP medications, %	37.5±1.6	51.3±2.6	<0.0001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	220.4±1.5	211.4±2.6	0.005
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL	50.6±0.5	49.3±0.8	0.20
LDL‐C, mg/dL	140.1±1.4	132.0±2.5	0.008
Hypertension, %	41.0±1.6	57.4±2.7	<0.0001
Current cigarette smoker, %	23.1±1.4	42.0±3.1	<0.0001
Diabetes mellitus, %	20.5±1.4	29.3±2.6	0.0004
Cardiovascular disease, %	9.8±0.9	27.0±2.4	<0.0001

Data are presented as mean±SEM unless otherwise indicated. BP indicates blood pressure; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; and NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.

^aNumber (percentage) of adults, aged 21 to 64 years, with hypercholesterolemia.

^bDifference in distribution between private and public insurance.

^cAnnual income/federal poverty level.