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During 2015–2016, 12.4% of adults had high total cholesterol and 18.4% had low HDL cholesterol. There were no significant race and Hispanic-origin differences in high total cholesterol overall or in men, but non-Hispanic white women had a higher prevalence of high total cholesterol than Hispanic women. The prevalence of low HDL cholesterol was lowest in non-Hispanic black adults and highest in Hispanic adults overall and for men, and the percentage with low HDL cholesterol was higher in Hispanic women than in non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and non-Hispanic Asian women. Based on the earliest available and comparable data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), declining trends were observed in high total cholesterol from 1999–2000 to 2015–2016 and in low HDL cholesterol from 2007–2008 to 2015–2016. However, the observed change for high total and low HDL cholesterol from 2013–2014 to 2015–2016 was not significant. Total and HDL cholesterol are used in assessing patient health. When assessed along with systolic blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, clinicians can assess the risk for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (5,6). In addition, low HDL cholesterol is used to determine metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that raises the risk of heart disease. In the context of metabolic syndrome, the cut points for low HDL cholesterol differ for men (< 40 mg/dL) and women (< 50 mg/dL). In this report, 40 mg/dL was used as the cut point for both men and women. As part of its objectives to improve the health of the U.S. population, Healthy People 2020 has included the goal of reducing the proportion of adults with high total blood cholesterol to less than 13.5% (7). Both men and women aged 20 and over currently meet this goal. However, disparities among some population subgroups still exist.

describe of how you would use this information to propose an improvement in caring for these patients.

Answer 1

Answer: In the above information it has been mentioned that non-Hispanic white women had a higher prevalence of high total cholesterol than Hispanic women. The prevalence of low HDL cholesterol was lowest in non-Hispanic black adults and highest in Hispanic adults overall and for men, and the percentage with low HDL cholesterol was higher in Hispanic women than in non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and non-Hispanic Asian women. This means that non- Hispanic women are more prone to cardiovascular disease. Imparting knowledge about the healthy lifestyle and healthy eating may help people to concentrate on their health so as to decrease the risk of any kind of diseases such as cardiovascular disease as well as diabetes etc. Obesity is one of the major problems which gives rise to many other diseases. Indulgence of physical activities in daily life can reduce the risk of being overweight.