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QuickStats: Mean Serum Total Cholesterol Level Among Adults Aged
>20 Years, by Sex --- National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES), United States, 1999--2000 to 2005--2006
* 1999--2000: N = 4,118; 2001--2002: N = 4,691; 2003--2004: N = 4,476; 2005--2006: 4,481.
From 1999--2000 to 2005--2006, the mean age-adjusted serum total cholesterol level for all U.S.
adults aged >20 years declined significantly from 204 mg/dL to 199 mg/dL. The level among men decreased
from 203 mg/dL to 195 mg/dL and among women decreased from 205 to 201 mg/dL. The
Healthy People 2010 objective to reduce mean serum cholesterol levels among adults to <200 mg/dL (objective 12-14) was
met in 2005--2006 for the overall adult population aged
>20 years and for men but not for women.
US Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy people 2010 (conference ed, in 2
vols). Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2000. Available
athttp://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
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