摘要：The present study is part of a program with aimed to assess the prevalence of physical, metabolic and behavioural risk factors related to primary hypertension. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in a primary care unit in Iasi city between 1997 and 1999. The mean age of investigated persons was 53.9±9.8 years for the I- st hypertension grade of severity, 62.2±10.6 for the II- nd hypertension grade of severity, 67.3 ± 11.2 years for the III-rd hypertension grade of severity and 55.9±9.0 years for the IV- th hypertension grade of severity. Body mass index (BMI) had average values between 26.5±6.1 and 30.1±4.1 kg/m2, indicating a moderate risk for cardiovascular disease. According to family history 36% of patients had a hypertensiv history (father and mother). Serum total/HDL – cholesterol ratio was higher than 5 in 12% of cases, indicating an atherogenic risk
关键词：primary hypertension , body mass index, HDL-cholesterol , LDL-cholesterol , cardiovascular disease
