High Cholesterol Statistical Reports for Health Professionals

Many statistical reports and other resources about high cholesterol are available for health professionals.

Public health and health care professionals can access numerous statistical reports and data resources related to high cholesterol, its risk factors, and related conditions.

From CDC

• FastStats on High Cholesterol
• Trends in High LDL Cholesterol, Cholesterol-lowering Medication Use, and Dietary Saturated-fat Intake: United States, 1976-2010. NCHS Data Brief No. 117
• Health, United States, 2013 with Special Feature on Prescription Drugs [PDF-16.9M]
• CDC also produces other publications about cholesterol

From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Morbidity and Mortality Chartbook

From the American Heart Association

• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update
• Statistical Fact Sheets

Related Links

The following Web sites offer additional information about medical conditions including high blood pressure:

• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• National Library of Medicine
• Medline Plus