In Chile, the increase of child obesity has become a pandemic and it is an important problem in public health. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children-adolescents from schools in Temuco, which specialized in special needs education. The participants of this study were 156 children-adolescents (106 man and 50 women) that are between 6-21 years old; the body mass index (BMI), the waist and hip circumference, hip-waist index (HHI) and the conicity index were evaluated. Results show that 44,23% of the individuals with disabilities presented bad nutrition by excess, 53,8% presented relative risk of abdominal obesity. Women showed statistically elevated values in their BMIs, waist and relative waist risk (p < 0,05). The children-adolescents with intellectual incapacities had values statistically elevated in their weight, BMI and waist and hip (p < 0,05).The association of anthropometric variables as predictors of health in any type of study populations, is a cost-effective tool, and its interpretation delivered important inputs to make decisions on future programs of food prescription therapy or exercise to prevent obesity Children as well as to increase the quality of life for individuals with special educational needs. Keywords: School, Disability, Nutritional Value.

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