Objective To have a knowledge about the compliance of patient with antihypertension therapy（CPAT） among retired college hypertensive patients and its influencing factors in order to provide reference for measures to improve the CPAT.Method The drug therapy status of 122 hypertensive patients in Henan Institute of Science and Technology were surveyed with questionnaire and the data were analyzed.Results The CPAT among hypertensive patients was 63.11%.The compliance rate in age group over 70 years old was higher than that in age groups between 50

5

9 and between 60

6

9（p

<

0.05 or p

<

0.01）

and there was no statistically significant difference（p

>

0.05） in compliance rate between the last two groups;the compliance rate in group with an educational background of technical secondary school and secondary school was higher than that in group with primary school background or below and group with junior college background or above（p

<

0.01）

there was no statistically significant difference（p

>

0.05） in compliance rate between the last two groups.Conclusion The CPAT varies by age and educational background.For hypertensive patients

targeted measures should be taken to strengthen health education and positive interventions to improve their CPAT so as to assure antihypertensive effect.