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INTRODUCTION: Obesity is an energy metabolism disorder that occurs with excessive fat storage in the body and can cause physical and mental problems. In this study; It was aimed to investigate the relationship between anthropometric findings and hormonal values in obese and overweight children. METHODS: The data was retrospectively collected by reviewing the files of 742 children with obesity and overweight diagnoses who were followed up in Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic between 2010-2011. For all cases age, gender and anthropometric measurements are recorded. Fasting blood glucose, insulin, c-peptite, total cholesterol, trigliseride, LDL-cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, IGF-1 and IGFBP3 values are evaluated. Insulin resistance is calculated by HOMA-IR RESULTS: Of those included in the study, 534 were obese and 208 were overweight. In pubertal period, an increase in HOMA-IR and fasting insulin levels was observed in obese group compared to overweight group. In the prepubertal period, no significant difference was observed between obese and overweight groups in terms of bone age, while in the obese group, bone age was significantly higher in the pubertal period than in overweight group. At the same time the bone age in obese children with BMI and body weight were found to be significantly correlated in a positive direction. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Considering that obesity and overweight increase growth rate and bone maturation, decrease growth rate in puberty, short target length, dyslipidemia and future cardiovascular complications, it is very important to prevent childhood obesity in the early period.