摘要：Objetivo: Determinar la tendencia de una población de estudiantes de educación secundaria de Valparaíso, Chile a través del somatotipo. Material y métodos: Se han estudiado dos muestras de estudiantes durante los períodos 1984-1985 (hombres 86 y mujeres 71) y 2009-2010 (hombres 77 y mujeres 86) de 15 a 18 años. Se registraron los datos antropométricos para evaluar el somatotipo antropométrico de Heath-Carter. Resultados: Para todas las variables del somatotipo de Heath-Carter se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los períodos estudiados (p
其他摘要：Objective: To determine the trend of high school students from Valparaíso Chile by means of an anthropometrical somatotype. Material and methods: two samples of students during the years 1984-1985 (86 men and 71 women) and 2009-2010 (77 men and 86 women) between 15 and 18 years of age have been studied. Somatotype was estimated by the Heath-Carter anthropometric method. Results: significant differences were found in all the variables of the somatotype during the periods studied (p
