1. Percentage of Community-Dwelling Adults Ages 18 and Older Who Had Their Blood Cholesterol Checked Within the Past Five Years, 1998 and 2003
Data: National Health Interview Survey (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2006). Rates (except by age) were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots,

2. Percentage of Community-Dwelling Adults Ages 18 and Older Who Had Their Blood Cholesterol Checked Within the Past Five Years, by State, 2003
Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (National
Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion 2005).
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots,

3. Percentage of Heart Attack or Stroke Survivors Ages 20 and Older Who Were Aware of and Treated for High Cholesterol, and Who Had Cholesterol Controlled, 1988–1994 and 1999–2002
Data: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Muntner, P. et al
Am J Epidemiol in press). High cholesterol means fasting low-density lipoprotein (LDL) “bad” cholesterol of 100 mg/dL or higher, or taking cholesterol-lowering medication. Rates were age-standardized to the 1999–2002 study population.
Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots,