Abstract: Objective To understand Liaoning urban adults of Han character size. Methods The body shape of 519 (men and women 257, 262) Liaoning urban adults were analyzed by using Heath-Carter method.Results The average size of Liaoning urban Han male adults was 4.7-4.2-1.6, in the case of endodermal-mesoderm and balanced body, and that of women was 6.4-3.5-1.6, mesomorphic endomorph. The gender differences of Liaoning urban Han adult body were as follows: the endomorphy of the females was much more than that of the males, the mesomorphy of the males was higher, therefore the males’ body was relatively strong, subcutaneous fat of femals was more developed. The body comparison between Liaoning Han urban adult and other groups showed that: Liaoning Han males figure was close to that of the Shandong Han,the United States Northeast and Mongolia, while the female figure was close to that of India, Mongolia and Shandong females. Conclusion Liaoning urban Chinese adults have a thick subcutaneous fat, bone, a more developed muscle system and the linearity of medium body. Male bones and muscles are in good shape.Female subcutaneous fat is well developed, iI>&#/I>8226;eI>&#

Key words: Somatotype, Liaoning, Urban, Han, Heath-Carter method, Adult