Abnormal Lipid Levels, Diagnosed High Cholesterol, and Lipid-lowering Treatment Among Adults: Los Angeles County and the United States, 1999–2014

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A new report looks at the percentage of adults diagnosed with high cholesterol and, among them, those taking lipid-lowering medications and statins among adults in LA County and the United States during 1999–2006 and 2007–2014.
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A data story from the National Center for Health Statistics

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A new NCHS Health E-Stat looks at the percentage of adults diagnosed with high cholesterol and, among those with diagnosed high cholesterol, those taking lipid-lowering medications and statins among adults in LA County and the United States during 1999–2006 and 2007–2014 .

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/lipidlevels/Health-E-stat_lipidlevels-h.pdf

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