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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Compared to Prior Value

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High Cholesterol Prevalence

County: Worcester, MD
Measurement Period: 2021
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This indicator shows the percentage of adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked and have been told that it was high.

Why is this important?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in six adults have high blood cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease. Studies show that the higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk for developing heart disease or having a heart attack. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. High blood cholesterol does not cause symptoms, so it is important to find out what your cholesterol numbers are. Lowering cholesterol levels lessens the risk for developing heart disease and reduces the chance of having a heart attack. Lowering high cholesterol levels is important for people of all ages, and for both men and women.
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County: Worcester, MD

27.8%
Source: Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: December 2023
Filter(s) for this location: State: Maryland
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Compared to MD Counties, Worcester, MD has a value of 27.8% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 32.9% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 34.8%.
MD Counties
Compared to the MD Value (33.5%), Worcester, MD has a value of 27.8% which is lower and better.
MD Value
(33.5%)
Compared to the US Value (35.7%), Worcester, MD has a value of 27.8% which is lower and better.
US Value
(35.7%)
Compared to the prior value, Worcester, MD (27.8%) is not statistically different from the previously measured value (33.1%).
Prior Value
(33.1%)
Over time, the Worcester, MD value is decreasing, significantly.
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Change in methodology for 2011:
The BRFSS 2011 prevalence data should be considered a baseline year for data analysis and is not directly comparable to previous years of BRFSS data because of the changes in weighting methodology and the addition of the cell phone sampling frame.
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High Cholesterol Prevalence

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Measurement Period: 2021
Data Source: Maryland Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Delaware Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
November 21, 2024www.healthydelmarva.org
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27.8%
32.5%
33.0%
40.9%

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Note: Data for this indicator was obtained from multiple sources. Please interpret with caution as methodology may differ.

Filed under: Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Health Status, Adults

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