Abstract: In order to understand the status quo of adult body shape and body composition in Huaihua city and reveal the index variation of different age groups,4 880 adults (male 2 480,female 2 400) in the age of 20~59 in Huaihua city are investigated and analyzed.The results show that,as for the body shape,heigh,weigh,and ratio of waist to hip tend to decrease with the age;as for the body composition,percentage of fat increases with age.Compared with the results obtained in 2005,the height and fat percentage of the male are lower than the average level (P<0.05,P<0.01) in Hunan province,and the male Quetelet index and fat percentage of the female are higher than the average level (P<0.05) in Hunan province.

Key words: body shape, body composition, adult, investigation, Huaihua city