HYPEST study: profile of hypertensive patients in Estonia

Table 6 Frequencies of self-reported clinical conditions profile in men and women

Variable	Men (%)	Women (%)	P-value^a
Diseases of cardiovascular system
Myocardial infarction	21.1	8.9	< 0.0001
Stroke	7.1	6.0	0.50
Ishaemic heart disease	29.2	33.3	0.21
Heart arrhythmia	61.0	76.7	< 0.0001
Other diseases of the circulatory system	15.6	19.4	0.40
Diseases of genitourinary system
Glomerular diseases	0.7	1.6	0.49
Renal tubulo-intestinal diseases	2.8	16.8	< 0.0001
Renal failure	8.9	2.4	0.0001
Urolithiasis	8.5	9.3	0.79
Other disorders of kidney and ureter	5.2	9.0	0.06
Other diseases of urinary system	0.3	1.3	0.25
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Diabetes	12.9	14.6	0.50
Thyroid disease	4.2	22.1	< 0.0001
Hyperthyroidism	1.9	13.9	< 0.0001
Hypothyroidism	2.2	8.0	< 0.0001
Hyperlipidaemia	30.1	46.1	< 0.0001
Other endocrine and metabolic diseases	2.5	0.7	0.17
Diseases of the digestive system	27.9	21.6	0.20
Other complications
Asthma	5.6	7.1	0.42
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	33.3	42.9	0.08
Neoplasms	6.5	11.4	0.15
Diseases of nervous system	8.2	11.7	0.38
Mental behavioural disorders	2.5	3.3	0.76
Diseases of the respiratory system	13.1	10.3	0.39
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	1.6	2.6	0.73
Other diseases	11.5	22.0	0.02

^a Gender comparison, probability by Fisher's Exact test. Highly significant P -values (< 0.0001) have been indicated in bold.

ISSN: 1471-2261