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This paper’s goal is to present a somatic profile of a population of the ‘Lubuskie’ state’s children and youth aged 7-18. On the basis of the results of measurements of body mass and height, carried out over the period of 2002-2003 on a population o f4845 boys and 4860 girls, their body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The authors propose BMI standards for the population in question.