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Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases remain the first cause of premature death in polish society. In Poland mortality concerned with cardiovascular diseases is higher in women than in men. Dyslipidemia is one of the most important and one of the most common risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. The efficacy of treatment of dyslipidaemia in Poland remains poor however there is lack of date as far as influence of sex and coexistence obesity on efficacy of treatment of dyslipidaemia is concerned. Aim: Evaluation of difference in efficacy of treatment of dyslipidaemia in obese women and women with body mass index less than 30 kg/m2. Date from 3ST-POL Study. Methods: Post hoc analysis of date of 3ST-POL Study, conducted in 2007- 2008. The Study refers to efficacy of treatment of dyslipidaemia in ambulatory polish patients which remain under supervision of general practitioners, cardiologist or dialectologist. Results: Women comprise 53% (n=26099) of population of 3ST-POL Study. In 21769 of those it was possible to calculate body mass index (BMI). 16% of women ware obese. 70% of those in comparison of with 67.6% of women with BMI<30 kg/m2 were at high cardiovascular risk. (p<0.01). There was no difference in mean doses of statins between all groups (mean daily dose was 20 mg and 24 mg for atorvastatin and simvastatin respectively). LDL goal was reached in 9.67% vs, 15.8% of obese high risk and not at high risk women respectively (p<0.01). Total cholesterol goal was reached in 9.01% vs. 12.39% obese high risk and not at high risk women respectively (p<0.01). In group with BMI<30 kg/m2 LDL and total cholesterol goals in high risk and not at high risk women were reached in 10.02% vs. 14.46% and in 8.86% vs. 13.05% respectively (p<0.01 for both). Mean concentration of all lipids, except for triglycerides, was higher in non-obese women. Conclusions: The efficacy of treatment of dyslipidaemia in women from 3ST-POL study was higher in patients with lower global cardiovascular risk. Obesity or lack of it has no influence of that difference. Nevertheless global efficacy was very poor as far as both LDL and total cholesterol goals were concerned. Moreover there were now difference in mean statins doses between groups. This may be due to therapeutic inertia of physicians.