WANG Yingª²Peng£¬ WANG Guiª²Zhen£¬ YIN Caiª²Qiao£¬ YANG Yan£¬ XU Fengª²Jiu£¬ XI Fangª²Xian

    Department of Internal Medicine, Xi¬ðan Fourth Hospital, Xi¬ðan 710004, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To analyze the characteristics of blood fat of hypertensive patients in different age periods and of different sexes and to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. METHODS: Hypertensive patients (n=629) were divided into 5 groups according to their ages at entering the hospital: Group A with 61 patients (¡Ü50 years), Group B with 82 patients (51-60 years), Group C with 221 patients (61-70 years), Group D with 214 patients (71-80 years), and Group E with 51 patients (¡Ý81 years). Each group was further divided into male group and female group, and blood fat levels were analyzed between males and females.RESULTS: ¢Ù The levels of cholesterol (TC) and lowª²density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLª²C) went respectively up then down with the aging. The blood fat level was higher among females than males in each group. The male patient¬ðs blood fat peak level appeared in Group B (51-60 years) and the female patient¬ðs appeared in Group C (61-70 years). ¢Ú The levels of triglyceride (TG) and apolipoprotein B (apo B) were at first low and went up quickly and then down slowly. The levels were higher among males than females in Group A (¡Ü50 years) and B (50-60 years), but were higher among females than males in Group C (61-70 years), D (71-80 years) and E (¡Ý81 years). The male patient¬ðs blood fat peak level also appeared in Group B(51-60 years)and the female patient¬ðs appeared in Group C(61-70 years). ¢Û The levels of highª²density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDLª²C) and apolipoprotein A (apo A) changed little. Group C(61-70 years) had the male patient¬ðs lowest blood fat level and the female patient¬ðs blood fat peak level. The blood fat level was higher among females than males in each group. ¢Ü When all of the patients were divided into male group and female group ......