How did burden attributable to high cholesterol vary by age and sex?
Burden due to high cholesterol was estimated in people aged 25 and over. Total burden due to high cholesterol increased with age, peaking at age 65–84 years. Between ages 25–64 years, males experienced almost 3 times as much disease burden due to high cholesterol compared with females.
In both males and females, the most burden due to high cholesterol was from coronary heart disease.