The paper is a continuation of a series of articles focused on investigation of the nutritional status of 5th year medical students at Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin with emphasis on cardiovascular risks. The objective of the work was to assess the incidence of obesity in this group of university students (172 women and 111 men) in 1998-2000. The authors recorded the age, body weight, height, BMI, WHR, percentage of body fat and blood pressure. The mean BMI values of all students were normal but mild obesity was recorded in 8.7% women and 22.2% men, marked obesity in one man and one woman. Malignant obesity was not recorded. The number of women with BMIvalues lower than normal was higher than in men. The mean values of the risk index (WHR) were normal in both sexes but 4.8 % men and 5.4% women had the android type of mild obesity, the gynoid type was recorded in 13.5% men and 1.7% women. As regards percentage of body fat the mean values in men were normal, 39.1% had the recommended value, 15.3% a lower value and 45.6% a higher value than the recommended one. In women the position was as follows: the mean value in 1999 was above normal, 54.5%were within the normal range of the recommendedvalue, 1.8% had lower values and 43.7% values higher than normal. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings in both sexes were within the range of normotension. However students with a higher body weight had also a higher blood pressure. The authors recorded two women and ten men with mild hyper- tension. According to the authors´ results obesity occurs also among university students, althoughthey are not among the most risky groups as regards diseases with a mass incidence. The risk of obesity in more advanced age is greater in men. The authors recommend to students at risk long-term control and treatment of possible hypertension, to quit smoking, reduce the body weight by diet and physical activity. The authors recommend all students to improve their lifestyle and thus the health of the whole population.

        Key words: obesity - elevated blood pressure - risk factors - students