[Body composition and physical fitness in Colombian high school students from Ibagué].

Introduction: Body composition and other components of physical fitness have proved to be important markers of health condition.

Objective: To analyze body composition and physical fitness in Colombian students from public high schools of Ibagué, as well as to study differences between sexes and age groups, and establish correlations between some of the variables.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 1,253 students (601 males; 652 females), with an age range of 10-20 years.