06.02.13.11. The proportion of the population with high cholesterol | Mexico

06.02.13.11. The proportion of the population with high cholesterol | Mexico

13 Jul 2022

Please refer to Table 12 below.

Table 12. Prevalence of risk factors in adults 20 years of age or older, by sex and age groups. Mexico

  20-39 40-59 >60 Total
Hypertension
Men 20.2 25.8 43.7 25.11
Women 19.8 38.6 48.3 30.0
Total 20.0 32.3 46.1 27.6
Obesity or overweight (total)
Men 19.6 23.8 31.7 23.3
Women 24.6 37.2 24.9 29.0
Total 22.3 30.9 27.3 26.4
Diabetes
Men 13.7 27.8 44.3 23.0
Women 19.0 46.1 53.7 33.8
Total 16.5 37.8 49.5 28.9
High cholesterol
Men 16.2 42.3 52.2 32.3
Women 19.9 50.2 58.4 38.2
Total 18.2 46.5 55.7 35.5
Smokes*
Men 45.8 42.0 19.7 39.8
Women 25.5 19.3 10.3 20.3
Total 34.8 30.0 14.4 29.3
Alcohol**
Men 44.1 33.0 26.9 36.9
Women 17.0 9.2 4.0 11.8
Total 29.4 20.4 14.2 23.3

Source: ENSANUT, 2012 (Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012). *Percentage of population aged 20 and over who smoke

**Has been intoxicated with alcohol at least once in the past month.

References:

Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. (2012). Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2012. Resultados nacionales. https://ensanut.insp.mx/encuestas/ensanut2012/doctos/informes/ENSANUT2012ResultadosNacionales.pdf