Abstract
Objective： The purpose of this study to determine the prevalence of both pre-hypertension and hypertension and risk factors associated with newly diagnosed Saudi military active duty service personnel. Methods： Community-based screening of 1283 Saudi military active duty service personnel was conducted during the period September - December 2007 at six randomly selected out .of a total of 15 military units of Taif region, Western of Saudi Arabia. Screening tools included self-administrated questionnaire, general physical examination, anthropometric measurements and assessment of blood pressure. Results： All partieipants were Saudi males. Their age ranged from 19-56 years old with mean ±SD of 37.2 ± 7.02. By applying the Joint Na- tional Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high hypertension （JNC-7） criteria, 214 （ 17.3% ） were considered pre-hypertensive. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that obesity as measured by body mass index （ OR = 2.71 CI： 1.39-5.28）, positiv