Hypertension is a non-communicable
disease, which is a significant public health problem
globally. It is a “silent killer”. Frequency of
hypertension varies from 10-15% in rural and 25-30%
in urban population. It is one of the leading risk factors
for morbidity and mortality relating to cardiovascular
and kidney disease. Hypertension is an iceberg disease
as unknown morbidity exceeds known morbidity.
Ranging from genetics to modern sedentary lifestyle,
the risk factors varies. From this study we can conclude
that hypertension In the overall population is also high
and more young adults are getting diagnosed with
hypertension which will further lead on to other
cardiovascular complication including cerebrovascular
accident. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases are also
increasing. It is important to monitor the B.P of young
adults for early detection of hypertension and pre-
hypertension.