Nutritional condition is an indicator of physical and health condition of an individual and the entire population. The easiest way to assess it is to use the anthropological traits - height and weight, sometimes also triceps skinfold thickness. The aim of the study was to determine the average height, weight, triceps skinfold thickness and nutritional condition of adolescents from the town of Sombor. Complying with IBP instructions, a transversal anthropological investigation was conducted in the Sombor high school 'Veljko Petrović' in 2002. The investigation included 128 males and 157 females aged 16 to 18. The results showed that in males the average height and weight were 180.9 cm and 75.5 kg, respectively. The average triceps skinfold thickness equaled 10.9 mm and they were characterized by the optimal nutritional condition. In females, the averages were the following: the height was 167.7 cm, the weight was 61.1 kg, the triceps skinfold thickness equaled 16.6 mm, while BMI was 21.8 kg/m2. Regarding the subjects' age, the average height and weight showed no significant differences. Gender differences were observed in all ages, except for BMI values for the ages 16 and 17. Males showed greater height and weight, while females had greater triceps skinfold thickness. According to NHANES I values, the highest percentage of the subjects were with optimal nutritional condition, and to smaller extent, within moderate underweight and overweight category. The smallest percentage belonged to the group of the underweight and overweight. Regarding the triceps skinfold thickness, the greatest number of adolescents fell into the category of optimal nutritional condition, while smaller number of them were underweight or overweight. .
