고콜레스테롤혈증 유병률 추이, 2007-2017

Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2017

[정의] 고콜레스테롤혈증 유병률 : 총콜레스테롤이 240 mg/dL 이상이거나 콜레스테롤강하제를 복용한 분율, 만30세 이상

만30세 이상 고콜레스테롤혈증 유병률(연령표준화)은 2007년 10.7%에서 2017년 21.5%로 10.8%p 증가하였음(남자는 9.3%에서 20.0%로 10.7%p 증가하고, 여자는 11.5%에서 22.6%로 11.1%p 증가). 남녀 모두 지속 증가하는 경향을 보였고, 2007년에 비해 2017년에 2배 증가하였음(그림 A).

The age-standardized prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over rose to 21.5% in 2017 by an increase of 10.8 percentage points (%p), compared to 10.7% in 2007: for men, 20.0% with an increase of 10.7%p from 9.3%; for women, 22.6% with an increase of 11.1%p from 11.5%). The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia showed an upward pattern in both men and women and nearly double-folded increments for the past decade (Figure A).



Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/

Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention