QuickStats: Prevalence of High Total Cholesterol* Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years,† by Age Group and Sex - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-2018.

During 2015–2018, the prevalence of high total cholesterol among adults aged ≥20 years was 11.4%, with no significant difference between men (10.5%) and women (12.1%). Prevalence was highest among adults aged 40–59 years (15.7%), followed by those aged ≥60 years (11.4%), and lowest among those aged 20–39 years (7.5%). Among men, the prevalence was highest among those aged 40–59 years (14.5%), followed by those aged 20–39 years (9.5%), and lowest among those aged ≥60 years (6.0%). Among women, the pattern was different, with women aged 20–39 years (5.5%) having a lower prevalence than either women aged 40–59 years (16.9%) or women aged ≥60 years (15.9%). Prevalence among women aged 20–39 years was lower than that among men in this age group, but prevalence was higher among women aged ≥60 years than it was among men of that age group. There was no significant difference between men and women for adults aged 40–59 years.