摘要：The main objective of this survey was to evaluate if there are gender differences among patients diagnosed with primary hypertension. Two catchment areas in Iaşi city have been selected on socioeconomic status of inhabitants (higher status in A area; lower one in B area) and the hypertension cases randomly selected. The main outcome variable was the difference in the proportion of men and women with ischaemic heart disease (38.67% of men and 59.8% of woman in A area and 8.0% of men and 40.0% of woman in B area). Most of patients in both areas, which have been diagnosed by a specialist medical doctor with ischaemic heart disease, were women. The analysis of the behaviour related to smoking, showed a higher proportion of ischaemic heart disease among non-smokers, especially women ( c 2 =6.55; p=0.08 in A area and ( c 2 =6.62; p=0.08 in B area). A significant difference between men and women under the age of 50 was evident ( c 2 =8.74; p=0.03). Women were also more likely having higher values of total cholesterol than men despite adjustment for age, obesity and smoking status (OR=0.56 men vs women).
