MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1993 Sep 3;42(34):663-4, 667-8.
High blood cholesterol (HBC) is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease (1)--the leading cause of death in the United States. To reduce the prevalence of elevated cholesterol levels in the United States, in 1985 the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute initiated the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). The NCEP recommends that all adults aged > or = 20 years be screened for HBC at least once every 5 years. One of the national health objectives for the year 2000 is to increase to 75% the percentage of adults screened for HBC within the preceding 5 years (objective 15.14). To measure progress toward this objective, data from CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used to examine state-specific trends in cholesterol screening from 1988 through 1991. This report summarizes the results of this analysis and provides a projected estimate of the 1994 screening rates for HBC in each state.
高血胆固醇（HBC）是冠心病（1）的一个重要危险因素，冠心病是美国的主要死因。为降低美国胆固醇水平升高的患病率，1985年美国国立心肺血液研究所启动了国家胆固醇教育计划（NCEP）。NCEP建议所有年龄大于或等于20岁的成年人至少每5年接受一次HBC筛查。2000年的一项国家卫生目标是将过去5年内接受HBC筛查的成年人比例提高到75%（目标15.14）。为衡量朝着这一目标取得的进展，利用疾病控制和预防中心行为危险因素监测系统（BRFSS）的数据，研究了1988年至1991年各州胆固醇筛查的特定趋势。本报告总结了这一分析结果，并对每个州1994年的HBC筛查率进行了预测估计。
