Abstract:Aim To analyse the current state and related factors of hypertension between Korean and Han nationality in Wangqing County of Yanbian Area. Methods 923 residents aged 20~80 years were finally selected,and the anthropometric and biochemical indexes were measured. Results The crude rate of hypertension of Korean nationality was 52.5% in men and 50.5% in women, while that of Han nationality was 42.1% in men and 29.4% in women. The age-adjusted prevalence of Korean nationality was 48.0% in men and 48.0% in women,while that of Han nationality was 42.0% in men and 29.0% in women. The crude and the aged-adjusted prevalance of hypertention in Korean were higher than those in Han and it was progressively higher with the increase of age,while progressively lower with the increase of eating vegetables everyday. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the prevalance of hypertension was associated with age, vegetables intake everyday, body mass index(BMI), smoking, drinking and salt intake everyday in Korean. While it was associated with sex, age, vegetables intake every, BMI and smoking in Han nationality. Conclusion There were significant differences in the distribution of hypertension and its related factors between Korean and Han nationality.