Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs) About High Cholesterol

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

MMWR is a weekly scientific publication from CDC that reports public health information and recommendations for the United States.

The following issues of MMWR are relevant to high cholesterol. To locate additional articles, you can use the CDC's advanced search feature.

2014

• CDC National Health Report: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors—United States, 2005–2013
• Million Hearts: Prevalence of Leading Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—United States, 2005–2012
• QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Age ≥20 Years with Low Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol, by Age Group and Sex—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2012

2013

• Vital Signs: Avoidable Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke, and Hypertensive Disease—United States, 2001–2010
• Announcements: Recommendations Regarding Cardiovascular Disease from the Community Preventive Services Task Force
• Prevalence of Cholesterol Screening and High Blood Cholesterol Among Adults—United States, 2005, 2007, and 2009
• Screening for Lipid Disorders Among Adults—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2005–2008
• QuickStats: Prevalence of Low Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol* Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Age Group and Sex—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2009-2010

2011

• Million Hearts®: Strategies to Reduce the Prevalence of Leading Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors—United States, 2011
• Vital Signs: Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of High Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol—United States, 1999–2002 and 2005–2008

2010

• Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Levels Among Youths—United States, 1999–2006

2008

• QuickStats: Mean Serum Total Cholesterol Level Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Sex—National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), United States, 1999–2000 to 2005–2006

2006

• State-Specific Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults—United States, 2005

2005

• Trends in Cholesterol Screening and Awareness of High Blood Cholesterol—United States, 1991–2003
• Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Multiple Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Stroke—United States, 2003
• Disparities in Screening for and Awareness of High Blood Cholesterol—United States, 1999–2002