INTRODUCTION: Approximately 50 million individuals in the united states and 1 billion worldwide are affected by hypertension (1) Hypertension affects about 26% of adult population worldwide (6,7),there are , however, important differences in prevalence between populations and ethnic groups(2-3-4). This cross sectional study was conducted to find out the prevalence & associated risk factors in Kanpur district (urban and rural). MATERIAL & METHODS: The present study was conducted in patients age group 20-30 years between JAN 2013-2014, attending the G.S.V.M. medical college & associated hospital, Kanpur. Total 1000 patients completed the study. Blood pressure, fasting lipid profile, Kidney function test ,Ultrasound whole abdomen, Endocrine profile were measured along with Odds of hypertension among patients with risk factors were calculated .Data analysis was done using SPSS version 12. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 12% among these subjects with 91% having primary & 9% having secondary hypertension.
