Objective To study the non-drug treatment factors which affecting the control rate of hypertension in the elderly. Methods A questionnaire survey was made in total 260 cases 60～83 years old hypertensive patients in Beijing Normal University. Results Among the hypertension patients, who under 70 years old ,female, nonsmoker and those with stage 1 hypertension, a short duration of hypertension and non-diabetes-hypertension have higher control rate (P<0.05). Conclusions Actively intervening plan for the risk factors and rationally utilizing the non-drug treatment in the people greatly improve the control rate of hypertension.