| Title |
Waist-to-hip ratio versus body mass index as predictors of fitness in women
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Human Nature, June 2005
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12110-005-1002-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
B. Pawłowski, R. I. M. Dunbar |
| Abstract |
The claim that men prefer women with low waist-to-hip ratios (WHR) has been vigorously disputed. We examine self-report data from 359 primiparous Polish women (with normal singleton births and healthy infants) and show that WHR correlates with at least one component of a woman's biological fitness (her first child's birth weight, a variable that significantly affects infant survival rates). However, a woman's Body Mass Index (BMI) is a better predictor of her child's neonatal weight in small-bodied women (<54 kg). The failure to find a preference for low WHR in some traditional populations may thus be a consequence of the fact that, even in western populations, body mass is a better predictor of fitness in those cases characterized by low maternal body weight. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 22% |
| Professor | 11 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 32 | 58% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 4% |
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