Objective To understand the risk factors and prevalence of hypertension (HP) in urban population and to provide the scientific basis for the etiology and intervention of HP. Methods A total of 3 717 individuals from Chongqing University and some factories were investigated by the cross-sectional study from Jan to May in 2002. Results Of the investigated population, mean age was (56.66±13.49) years, prevalence of hypertension was 43.70% for total, 45.54% for men and 39.88% for women. The prevalence rate of H...