Table 6.
Trends in the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among Koreans aged ≥30 years1
| Variables | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Difference (2005-2018) | APC2 2005-2018 | APC and year of any significant change in trend slope |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | Change year | After | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total (≥30 yr) | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 13.4 | 7.6*** | 10.4 | 2008 | 7.3*** | ||
| Men | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Age (yr) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.9 | 13.6 | 8.2*** | 7.4*** | 2014 | 9.9*** | ||
| 30-39 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 6.4*** | 5.4*** | 2016 | 15.0 | ||
| 40-49 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 18.3 | 22.9 | 14.2 | 7.7*** | 2.7 | 2012 | 12.4*** | ||
| 50-59 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 18.7 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 16.2 | 28.1 | 24.8 | 20.8 | 12.9 | 7.3*** | 15.0 | 2010 | 5.5*** | ||
| 60-69 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 20.3 | 23.2 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 27.0 | 18.2 | 9.4*** | 10.9*** | 2016 | 1.3 | ||
| ≥70 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 20.1 | 16.4 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 22.1 | 12.5*** | 32.8 | 2008 | 11.7*** | ||
| Household income3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | 8.6 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 21.0 | 23.7 | 18.9 | 10.3 | 7.1*** | 4.2 | 2014 | 12.7 | ||
| Low-Middle | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 14.7 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 21.2 | 14.9 | 9.1*** | 13.1*** | 2011 | 7.4*** | ||
| Middle | 7.7 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 7.4*** | 5.7*** | 2015 | 13.2 | ||
| Middle-high | 6.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 17.1 | 13.6 | 16.2 | 20.3 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 14.4 | 9.5*** | 10.3*** | 2016 | 3.0 | ||
| High | 6.8 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 23.3 | 20.4 | 13.6 | 8.0*** | 13.5*** | 2009 | 7.1*** | ||
| Women | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Age (yr) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8.4 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 13.0 | 7.1*** | 11.3 | 2008 | 6.8*** | ||
| 30-39 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 9.8*** | 26.0 | 2008 | 8.5*** | ||
| 40-49 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 7.4*** | 8.0*** | 2016 | 2.5 | ||
| 50-59 | 15.2 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 33.7 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 16.7 | 5.5*** | 6.1*** | 2016 | 0.9 | ||
| 60-69 | 17.4 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 22.5 | 29.5 | 35.8 | 31.2 | 34.5 | 32.8 | 40.6 | 47.3 | 41.4 | 44.3 | 26.9 | 6.6*** | 7.8*** | 2016 | -1.5 | ||
| ≥70 | 13.2 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 17.6 | 27.5 | 19.8 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 34.0 | 34.4 | 29.0 | 42.6 | 42.9 | 29.7 | 8.6*** | 8.0*** | 2016 | 11.9 | ||
| Household income3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | 8.4 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 22.7 | 21.3 | 12.9 | 7.0*** | 11.1*** | 2010 | 5.9*** | ||
| Low-middle | 8.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 16.8 | 8.5*** | 7.3*** | 2016 | 16.7 | ||
| Middle | 8.0 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 21.3 | 13.3 | 7.9*** | 8.6*** | 2016 | 3.4 | ||
| Middle-high | 9.4 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 16.2 | 18.7 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 6.0*** | 8.9 | 2011 | 4.6 | ||
| High | 8.6 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 18.3 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 19.5 | 10.9 | 6.3*** | 7.5*** | 2016 | -1.5 | ||
Values are presented as weighted %
1
Age-standardized prevalence was calculated using the 2005 Population Projections for Korea.
2
The annual percent change (APC) is significantly different from 0.
3
Calculated as monthly household income divided by square root of the number of persons in the household, categorized into quantiles according to age and gender.
***
p<0.001.