Reduce the mean total blood cholesterol levels among adults.
Target: 199 mg/dL (mean).
Baseline: 206 mg/dL was the mean total blood cholesterol level for adults
aged 20 years and older in 1988–94 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard
population).
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data
source
: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS.
