Appendix E-2.18 Total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), adults ages 20 years and older, NHANES 2009-2012

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TOTAL CHOLESTEROL≥240 AND HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL (HDL)<40
Group Sample Size Total cholesterol ≥240 (%) Total cholesterol ≥240 (SE) HDL-C <40 (%) HDL-C <40 (SE)
20 y and over, total 10495 12.8 0.5 19.6 0.8
Men 5194 11.6 0.6 28.9 1
Women 5301 13.8 0.6 10.6 0.7
20-39 y 3542 7 0.5 21.2 1.1
40-59 y 3537 18 0.8 20.2 1
≥60 y 3416 14.6 0.9 15.7 1.2
Non-Hispanic white3 4585 13.2 0.7 19.4 0.9
Non-Hispanic black3 2189 9.9 0.7 14.7 0.9
Hispanic3 2596 14.1 0.8 23.6 1.1
Body Mass index4 (BMI) 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 2907 12.1 0.8 8.5 0.7
Body Mass index4 (BMI) 25-29.9 kg/m2 3441 15.2 1 18.8 1
Body Mass index4 (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 3849 11.7 0.6 30.2 1.3
Waist Circumference Men ≤102 cm, Women ≤ 88 cm 4483 12.1 0.8 13.7 0.8
Waist Circumference Men >102 cm, Women >88cm 5511 13.4 0.6 24.9 1.1
Men, Non-Hispanic white3 2297 11.5 0.7 28.7 1.3
Men, Non-Hispanic black3 1070 8.8 0.9 20 1.3
Men, Hispanic3 1259 14.8 1.2 33.8 1.4
Women, Non-Hispanic white3 2288 14.7 0.8 10.3 1
Women, Non-Hispanic black3 1119 10.8 1.1 10.5 1
Women, Hispanic3 1337 13 1 13.2 1.3
BMI4 Men, 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 1392 9.7 1.1 14.2 1
BMI4 Men, 25-29.9 kg/m2 1928 13.7 1 26.8 1.7
BMI4 Men, ≥30 kg/m2 1746 10.9 0.9 42.2 1.7
BMI4 Women, 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 1515 13.6 1.1 4.3 0.7
BMI4 Women, 25-29.9 kg/m2 1513 16.7 1.4 8.6 0.9
BMI4 Women, ≥30 kg/m2 2103 12.3 0.8 18.9 1.4
Waist circumference Men ≤102 cm 2849 12 1 20.4 1.1
Waist circumference Men >102 cm 2124 11.3 1 40.3 1.6
Waist circumference Women ≤ 88 cm 1634 12.1 1.1 3.6 0.5
Waist circumference Women >88cm 3387 14.9 0.7 14.9 1

1 Estimates age-adjusted to yr 2000 standard population using 3 age grps: 20–39 yrs, 40-59 yrs, 60 yrs+, and weighted.

2 All pregnant women excluded from analysis.

3 Participants with race-Hispanic origin categorized as “other” included in overall estimates but not separately reported.

4 Body mass index (BMI) calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, rounded to one decimal place. Participants with BM <18.5 included in overall estimates but not separately reported.

DATA SOURCE: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2012.
Prepared by the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.