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QuickStats: Trends of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2016
- Date2018-07-26 18:28
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over, 2007-2016
Prevalence (age standardized) of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over increased by 9.2%p, from 10.7% in 2007 to 19.9% in 2016 (men showed a 10.0%p increase from 9.3% to 19.3%, and women showed an 8.7%p increase from 11.5% to 20.2%). Both men and women showed increasing tendency and the rates in 2016 were nearly double those of 2007 (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, 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
Prevalence (age standardized) of hypercholesterolemia among Korean adults aged 30 years and over increased by 9.2%p, from 10.7% in 2007 to 19.9% in 2016 (men showed a 10.0%p increase from 9.3% to 19.3%, and women showed an 8.7%p increase from 11.5% to 20.2%). Both men and women showed increasing tendency and the rates in 2016 were nearly double those of 2007 (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2016, 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
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