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    • Prevalence of Selected Measures Among Adults Aged 20 and Over: United States, 1999-2000 through 2017-2018

    Metadata Updated: April 23, 2025

    This data represents the age-adjusted prevalence of high total cholesterol, hypertension, and obesity among US adults aged 20 and over between 1999-2000 to 2017-2018.

    Notes:

    • All estimates are age adjusted by the direct method to the U.S. Census 2000 population using age groups 20–39, 40–59, and 60 and over.

    Definitions

    Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 80 mmHg, or currently taking medication to lower high blood pressure

    High total cholesterol: Serum total cholesterol greater than or equal to 240 mg/dL.

    Obesity: Body mass index (BMI, weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) greater than or equal to 30.

    Data Source and Methods

    Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) for the years 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, and 2017–2018 were used for these analyses.

    NHANES is a cross-sectional survey designed to monitor the health and nutritional status of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population. The survey consists of interviews conducted in participants’ homes and standardized physical examinations, including a blood draw, conducted in mobile examination centers.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 6, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date April 23, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 6, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date April 23, 2025
    Publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2020-12-16
    Data Last Modified 2025-04-21
    Category National Center for Health Statistics
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
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    Harvest Source Title Healthdata.gov
    Homepage URL https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/visualization/index.htm
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 009:020
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 22ef538e5562bce8eeadc2657c75b623494da3653091726f37f4305870f32a70
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Temporal 1999/2018

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