Key result
Hypercholesterolemia control remains critically low, with only ~4% of middle-aged adults controlled.
Why the study?
National programs for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia control were implemented at different times, and population levels of awareness, treatment, and control during 1987 to 1989 were not well characterized.
Population
15,739 individuals aged 45 to 64 years in the US
Comparison
Hypertension versus hypercholesterolemia awareness, treatment, and control
Design
Cross-sectional analysis from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Follow-up
3 years (1987 to 1989)
Authors
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Suboptimal awareness and control of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia persist in middle-aged adults; leaves open the need for targeted interventions and prospective studies on barriers.
Cross-Sectional (n=15,739)
Yes
In the late 1980s, awareness and control of hypercholesterolemia were substantially lower than for hypertension in the US population, highlighting the need for improved public health interventions.
Francisco Javier Nieto (1995) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia (n=15,739). Hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was evaluated on Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Among US adults aged 45-64, 84% of hypertensive and 42% of hypercholesterolemic subjects were aware of their conditions, with 50% and 4% respectively having their conditions treated and controlled.
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