Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies

Abstract It has been suggested that the preference for low WHRs evolved because low WHR provided a cue to female reproductive status and health, and therefore to her reproductive value. The present study aimed to test whether WHR might indeed be a reliable cue to female reproductive history (with lo...

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Autores principales:	M. Butovskaya, A. Sorokowska, M. Karwowski, A. Sabiniewicz, J. Fedenok, D. Dronova, M. Negasheva, E. Selivanova, P. Sorokowski
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1b4c78ced1d04feabbc3e2a723878a662021-12-02T16:06:04ZWaist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies10.1038/s41598-017-01916-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/1b4c78ced1d04feabbc3e2a723878a662017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01916-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract It has been suggested that the preference for low WHRs evolved because low WHR provided a cue to female reproductive status and health, and therefore to her reproductive value. The present study aimed to test whether WHR might indeed be a reliable cue to female reproductive history (with lower WHRs indicating lower number of children). Previous studies showed such a relationship for modern and industrialized populations, but it has not been investigated in natural fertility, indigenous, more energy constrained populations facing greater trade-offs in energy allocation than do modern societies. Our sample comprised 925 women aged 13 to 95 years from seven non-industrial societies including tribes from Sub-Saharan Africa (Hadza, Datoga, and Isanzu), Western Siberia (Ob Ugric people: Khanty and Mansi), South America (Tsimane) and South Asia (Minahasans and Sangirese). We demonstrated a culturally stable, significant relationship between number of children and WHR among women, controlling for BMI and age. Based on these data, we suggest that WHR is a reliable cue to female reproductive history, and we discuss our results in the context of previous studies indicating usefulness of WHR as an indicator of health and fertility.M. ButovskayaA. SorokowskaM. KarwowskiA. SabiniewiczJ. FedenokD. DronovaM. NegashevaE. SelivanovaP. SorokowskiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q M. Butovskaya A. Sorokowska M. Karwowski A. Sabiniewicz J. Fedenok D. Dronova M. Negasheva E. Selivanova P. Sorokowski Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
description	Abstract It has been suggested that the preference for low WHRs evolved because low WHR provided a cue to female reproductive status and health, and therefore to her reproductive value. The present study aimed to test whether WHR might indeed be a reliable cue to female reproductive history (with lower WHRs indicating lower number of children). Previous studies showed such a relationship for modern and industrialized populations, but it has not been investigated in natural fertility, indigenous, more energy constrained populations facing greater trade-offs in energy allocation than do modern societies. Our sample comprised 925 women aged 13 to 95 years from seven non-industrial societies including tribes from Sub-Saharan Africa (Hadza, Datoga, and Isanzu), Western Siberia (Ob Ugric people: Khanty and Mansi), South America (Tsimane) and South Asia (Minahasans and Sangirese). We demonstrated a culturally stable, significant relationship between number of children and WHR among women, controlling for BMI and age. Based on these data, we suggest that WHR is a reliable cue to female reproductive history, and we discuss our results in the context of previous studies indicating usefulness of WHR as an indicator of health and fertility.
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author	M. Butovskaya A. Sorokowska M. Karwowski A. Sabiniewicz J. Fedenok D. Dronova M. Negasheva E. Selivanova P. Sorokowski
author_facet	M. Butovskaya A. Sorokowska M. Karwowski A. Sabiniewicz J. Fedenok D. Dronova M. Negasheva E. Selivanova P. Sorokowski
author_sort	M. Butovskaya
title	Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
title_short	Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
title_full	Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
title_fullStr	Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
title_full_unstemmed	Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
title_sort	waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/1b4c78ced1d04feabbc3e2a723878a66
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Waist-to-hip ratio, body-mass index, age and number of children in seven traditional societies

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