7. Original Scientific Paper The relationship of Blood Pressure and Obesity among adult Bengalee Male of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal by R.N. Kundu and S. Biswas Abstract The study intends to find out the relationship of blood pressure and obesity among adult male of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. A cross sectional study has been carried out among 232 male (aged 18 to 60 years) in four villages of block Habra I and II of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Two anthropometric measurements viz. height and weight were taken; BMI was calculated. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were taken and MAP was calculated. There is a significant positive correlation (r= 0.404) between Body Mass Index and Mean Arterial Pressure. With the increasing of BMI status there is a significant increase in both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure (r= 0.389 and 0.362 respectively). There is a significant difference between Mean Arterial Pressure of obese and non-obese persons (t=3.4005). The study suggests that, the effect of obesity is present on blood pressure, in adult male of the studied area. Download Complete Article