高血压是严重危害人类健康的疾病,患者由于动脉压持续性升高,引发全身小动脉硬化,从而影响组织器官的血液供应,造成各种严重的后果。近年来临床调查研究发现高血压发病有明显的性别差异。男性发生高血压的的风险比绝经前女性高,而65岁以后,女性患高血压的几率与同年龄段的男性一样,从而提示性腺类固醇激素能影响心血管的生理和病理生理情况。 Hypertension is a serious disease that endangers human health. As the arterial pressure continuously increases, the patient triggers systemic arteriosclerosis, which affects the blood supply to tissues and organs and causes various serious consequences. In recent years, clinical studies have found that there is a significant gender difference in the incidence of hypertension. In men, the risk of developing hypertension is higher than in premenopausal women. After age 65, women have the same risk of developing hypertension as men in the same age group, suggesting that gonadotropins affect cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.