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Volume 7: No. 4, July 2010
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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Risk Factor | Alaska EARTH Study, % (95% CI) |
NHANES, % (95% CI) |
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High total cholesterol | 13.8 (12.6-15.1) | 16.7 (15.7-17.7) |
High LDL cholesterol | 29.0 (27.0-30.9) | 23.8 (21.3-26.4) |
Low HDL cholesterol | 27.5 (25.8-29.3) | 19.5 (17.9-21.1) |
High triglycerides | 29.3 (27.4-31.2) | 31.3 (29.7-32.9) |
Figure 1. Age-adjusted prevalence of dyslipidemia for Alaska EARTH Study participants, 2004-2006, compared with Alaska NHANES participants, 1999-2004. Direct age standardization is based on the 2000 census standard population for adults aged 20 years or older using age groups 20 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years or older. Clinical risk factor categories for EARTH Study participants are based on recommendations from the National Cholesterol Education Program (11). Clinical risk factor categories for NHANES participants are based on Health, United States, 2007 (16), Hyre et al (19), and Kuklina et al (20). Abbreviations: EARTH, Education and Research Towards Health; CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
Risk Category | Alaska EARTH Study, % (95% CI) |
NHANES, % (95% CI) |
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Overweight | 76.6 (73.7-79.5) | 66.0 (64.8-67.2) |
Impaired fasting glucose | 36.7 (34.6-38.8) | 26.0 (23.8-28.4) |
Prehypertension or hypertension | 28.5 (26.7-30.4) | 19.0 (17.6-20.4) |
Figure 2. Age-adjusted prevalence of clinical risk factors for Alaska EARTH Study participants, 2004-2006, compared with Alaska NHANES participants, 1999-2004. Direct age standardization is based on the 2000 census standard population for adults aged 20 years or older using age groups 20 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, and 65 years or older. Clinical risk factor categories for EARTH Study participants are based on recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (12,13). Clinical risk factor categories for NHANES participants are based on Health, United States, 2007 (16) and Cowie et al (17). Abbreviations: EARTH, Education and Research Towards Health; CI, confidence interval; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
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The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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