Introduction: Epidemiological studies suggest that intra-utero exposure to malnutrition, hyperglycemia or hypercortisolemia during critical periods of development leads to metabolic and endocrinological changes that will be expressed in adult life, a condition known as "Fetal Programming".Objectives: To assess the relationship between birth weight (BW) and blood pressure, anthropometric and body composition measurements.Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study based on RONDÓ (2003) data, involving 472 children, aging 5 -8 years, from Jundiaí, São Paulo.Clinical evaluation included L