Many Americans Have Multiple Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Posted Apr 27 2010 4:05pm
Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, so it should come as no surprise that nearly half (45%) of all adult Americans have one of the top three risk factors for the condition, including high cholesterol , high blood pressure , and diabetes . But the most shocking statistics, released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are that one in eight Americans have two risk factors simultaneously, and one in 33 Americans have all three.
Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans, so it should come as no surprise that nearly half (45%) of all adult Americans have one of the top three risk factors for the condition, including high cholesterol , high blood pressure , and diabetes . But the most shocking statistics, released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are that one in eight Americans have two risk factors simultaneously, and one in 33 Americans have all three.
