06.02.13.11. The proportion of the population with high cholesterol | Hong Kong SAR

06.02.13.11. The proportion of the population with high cholesterol | Hong Kong SAR

22 Aug 2022

According to the population health survey in 2014/2015, 14.4% of the population aged 15 and above (14.0% for females and 14.8% for males) had high blood cholesterol. The prevalence increased with age to a peak of 39.0% for the people aged 75-84. More detailed information related to the proportion of different age groups and gender are described in Part 1 (Centre for Health Protection, 2017).

References:

Centre for Health Protection. (2017). Report of Population Health Survey 2014/15. Retrieved from https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/51256.html