New Data Shows CRESTOR(R) Helped African American, Hispanic American and South Asian American Patients Significantly Lower LDL-C and Achieve Cholesterol Goals

    Cholesterol in Diverse Populations
    African Americans
       *  Approximately 42 percent of African American men and 47 percent of
          African American women have total blood cholesterol levels of 200
          mg/dL or higher.(2)
       *  Over 12 percent of African American men and 17.4 percent of African
          American women have total blood cholesterol levels of 240mg/dL or
          higher.(2)
       *  An estimated 24.9 percent of this population have never had their
          cholesterol levels checked.(3)

    Hispanic Americans
       *  Among Mexican Americans age 20 and older, 52 percent of men and 45
          percent of women have total blood cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dL or
          higher.(4)
       *  Of these, nearly 17 percent of men and nearly 14 percent of women
          have total cholesterol over 240 mg/dl.(4)
       *  Hispanics are 36 percent less likely than Caucasians to have
          properly controlled cholesterol.(5)

    South Asian Americans
       *  Heart disease is the leading cause of death for South-Asian
          Americans, a population that has more than doubled (106%) in the
          past ten years in the United States.(6)
       *  The prevalence of heart disease is higher in this population as
          compared to Asians and non-Hispanic Whites.(6)