Chart 2
Percentage of Canadian adults with unhealthy levels of "good" and  "bad" cholesterol, by age group

TThis is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the percentage of the household population 20 to 79 years old who have unhealthy levels of LDL cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) and HDL cholesterol ("good" cholesterol).

The Y axis is measured by percentages and increases by increments of five from 0 up to 45.   

On the X axis from left to right, the population is presented in the following four age groups: total, 20 to 39, 40 to 59 and 60 to 79.  Each age group contains a bar for LDL cholesterol (bad) and a bar for HDL cholesterol (good).
 
Each bar represents the percentage who have unhealthy levels of LDL cholesterol (bad) or HDL cholesterol (good) by age group.

The data are:  

• Total: LDL 36.3, HDL 29.9
• Age group 20 to 39: LDL 27.0, HDL 29.7
• Age group 40 to 59: LDL 42.7, HDL 30.1
• Age group 60 to 79: LDL 40.8, HDL 30.1

Note:  All data presented are from fasting respondents and do not reflect the impact of lipid therapy.
Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2009.