Objective To research the attack of arteriosclerosis and related factors on the part of the faculty members of institutions of higher learning.Method To Conduct a statistical analysis of the results of the 2013 health examination reports of 770 faculty members of Chongqing University with senior professional titles or who were retired veteran cadres.Results Among all faculty members having participated in the health examination

there were 340 who were diagnosed of having arteriosclerosis

who accounted for 44.16% of the total members.The diagnosis rate for the senile faculty members was higher than that of the middle or young aged（P<0.05）.300 of the total 646 male participants of the examination

apercentage of 46.44%

were diagnosed of having arteriosclerosis

and 40 out of the total 124 female participants were diagnosed similarly with the percentage of 32.26%.The compared difference of the two was statistically significant（P<0.05）.People with disorders in blood pressure

blood sugar

and blood fat had a higher rate of arteriosclerosis occurrences than those of normal indexes（P<0.05）.People with qualified amount of physical exercises had lower arteriosclerosis occurrences than those without（P<0.05）.The compared difference of the smoker and non-smoker in arteriosclerosis occurrences had no statistical significance.Conclusion A fairly high rate of arteriosclerosis diagnosis exists in the faculty members of institutions of higher learning

which is related to factors such as age

level of blood pressure

blood fat

and blood sugar

and physical exercises.Preventive measures and efforts at dissemination and education ought to be made in accordance to the risk factors.