Cholesterol Awareness Module
Risk Factor 2: At Risk for High Cholesterol
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Respondents Who Report Having Ever Been Told They Had High Cholesterol Among Those Ever Tested, 2002 |
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Characteristics |
# of |
# Who Have High Blood Cholesterol |
Percent Of Respondents Who Have High Cholesterol |
% Confidence Interval |
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| Total |
2255 |
816 |
34.5 |
32.4-36.6 |
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Age Group (years) |
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18 24 |
111 |
6 |
3.8 |
0.3-7.2 |
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25 34 |
217 |
36 |
16.4 |
11.2-21.5 |
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35 44 |
450 |
115 |
26.7 |
22.1-31.2 |
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45 54 |
503 |
189 |
38.9 |
34.3-43.5 |
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55 64 |
364 |
154 |
41.6 |
36.1-47.1 |
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65+ |
593 |
310 |
51.4 |
26.9-56.0 |
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| Sex | |||||
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Male |
897 |
322 |
34.6 |
31.3-37.9 |
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Female |
1358 |
494 |
34.4 |
31.6-37.2 |
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| Race | |||||
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White |
2114 |
763 |
34.5 |
32.3-36.7 |
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Amer. Indian |
55 |
15 |
22.2 |
10.0-34.4 |
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Other |
62 |
26 |
41.4 |
27.1-55.7 |
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| Education | |||||
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Less than H.S. |
230 |
107 |
42.9 |
35.5-50.3 |
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H.S. Grad |
664 |
262 |
38.1 |
34.0-42.2 |
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Some College |
689 |
233 |
32.3 |
28.5-36.1 |
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College Grad |
669 |
214 |
30.8 |
27.1-34.6 |
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Household Income |
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$0 14,999 |
219 |
89 |
36.5 |
29.0-44.0 |
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$15,000 24,999 |
392 |
151 |
34.3 |
29.2-39.5 |
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$25,000 49,999 |
738 |
254 |
34.5 |
30.8-38.3 |
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$50,000 74,999 |
361 |
108 |
29.7 |
24.8-34.7 |
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$75,000+ |
275 |
95 |
33.5 |
27.6-39.5 |
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Marital Status |
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Married |
1392 |
494 |
35.5 |
32.8-38.1 |
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Divorced |
262 |
97 |
35.5 |
29.2-41.7 |
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Widowed |
298 |
160 |
54.3 |
48.0-60.6 |
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Separated |
26 |
10 |
43.9 |
23.2-64.6 |
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Never Married |
258 |
49 |
14.8 |
10.3-19.3 |
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Member of Unmarried Couple |
16 |
5 |
27.9 |
4.4-51.3 |
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| Employment | |||||
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Employed |
1439 |
428 |
28.5 |
26.0-31.0 |
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Not Employed |
38 |
15 |
33.6 |
16.6-50.6 |
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Student/Homeworker |
215 |
80 |
35.3 |
27.9-42.6 |
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Retired/Unable to Work |
560 |
293 |
52.2 |
47.7-56.8 |
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| Health Plan | |||||
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Health Coverage |
2123 |
778 |
35.0 |
32.8-37.2 |
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Dont Have Coverage |
128 |
36 |
25.8 |
17.4-34.2 |
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| Other variables | |||||
| Disability | |||||
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Yes |
475 |
224 |
47.1 |
42.1-52.1 |
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No |
1754 |
586 |
31.5 |
29.2-33.9 |
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| High Blood Pressure | |||||
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Yes |
741 |
397 |
53.9 |
49.9-57.9 |
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Only during pregnancy |
22 |
7 |
29.5 |
4.1-55.0 |
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No |
1487 |
409 |
25.9 |
23.5-28.3 |
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| Diabetes | |||||
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Yes |
200 |
115 |
57.4 |
49.7-65.1 |
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Only during pregnancy |
13 |
4 |
30.1 |
2.1-58.2 |
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No |
2042 |
697 |
32.5 |
30.3-34.7 |
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| Moderate Physical Activity | |||||
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Yes |
1991 |
707 |
33.9 |
31.6-36.2 |
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No |
242 |
106 |
41.3 |
34.3-48.4 |
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Respondents Who Report Having Ever Been Told They Had High Cholesterol Among Those Ever Tested, 1996-2002 |
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Characteristics |
# of |
# who have high blood cholesterol |
Percent of respondents who have high cholesterol |
% Confidence Interval |
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| Total |
8128 |
2703 |
31.9 |
30.7-32.9 |
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Race |
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White |
7783 |
2606 |
32.1 |
31.0-33.3 |
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Amer. Indian |
225 |
64 |
26.2 |
19.7-32.7 |
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Other |
98 |
27 |
27.1 |
17.2-37.1 |
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Table Type |
Percentage with risk factor |
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Definition: |
R2: At Risk for High Cholesterol: Respondents Who Report Having Ever Been Told They Had High Cholesterol Among Those Ever Tested |
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Denominator: |
Respondents Ever Tested for Cholesterol |
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Abbreviations: |
# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor |
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Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor |
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% Confidence interval = 95% confidence interval |
| Distribution Table: | Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor |