ABSTRACT
In Paraguay, there are no updated data about mean values of weight and height in adults. The Instituto de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS) and the German Techinical Cooperation (GTZ) performed a study on cardiovascular risk factors in Asunción and metropolitan area. The aim of that study was the evaluation of the nutritional of the status of the people surveyed. The present work is based on values of weight and eight obtained during that study. Age, sex, boby weight and height were recorded in 1606 volunteers (1094 women and 512 men) with ages between 20 and 74 years. The mean value of weight was 70.3 in women and 78.3 in men while the mean value of height was 156.4 cm in women and 169.7 cm in men. The mean value of weight is high even for urban areas. Height values are closer to the values obtained in 1956 and 1967