Abstract: ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence and related factors of hypertension among the residents in Yan'an city of Shaanxi province.MethodsAccording to the national hypertension epidemiology investigation method,1 288 permanent residents aged 20-74 years were selected from four survey sites(including community,town,village)and questionnaire survey,physical examination,and biochemistry tests were conducted.ResultsThe crude prevalence of hypertension was 21.4% with a standardized prevalence of 19.8%.The prevalence of hypertension increased with the age and the prevalence in the female was significantly higher than in the male among the residents aged 50-74 years old.The pervalence of high blood lipid,high uric acid,impaired fasting glucose,impaired glucose tolerance,diabetes,overw eight,and obesity in the normotension and hypertension group were 30.2%,4.2%,27.7%,18.5%,9.8%,30.4%,and 10.2% and 55.6%, 10.2%,42.2%,39.6%,19.65,49.8%,and 24.4%,respectively,with signifecan differences(P<0.05 for all).ConclusionHypertension is prevalent among adult residents of Yan'an city.The prevalences of high blood sugar,high blood lipid,high uric acid,and obesity was significantly higher in hypertension group.