Age-standardized mean levels of total, HDL, and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides were 186.1, 51.7, 109.5, and 128.1 mg/dL, respectively.
Of the Chinese population 35 to 74 years of age, 23.8% (112 500 000 persons) had borderline high total cholesterol (200 to 239 mg/dL), and 9.0% (42 540 000 persons) had high total cholesterol (240 mg/dL).