In order to study the rnorpohology of the body of the subadults of Mexico City between late 1990 and 1991, an anthropometric investigation was carried out on male and female athletes and non-athletes between 14.5 and 18.5 years of age, who participated in or visited the exposition "Science and Sport" in the University Museum of Sciences and Arts at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. the first results of height and weight, obtained at the beginning of the study, are presented according to bi-annual age groups. These results are compared with Mexican and international data.En esta investigación se pretende analizar una muestra compuesta de individuos subadultos entre 14.5 a 18.5 años de edad, pertenecientes a la ciudad de México, de estos se tomaron 23 medidas antropométricas directas, posteriormente se estableció un patrón de caraterísticas de este grupo para compararlo con otras muestras similares en estudios de nutrición y salud.