To find out this interesting relationship between height and relationships between people, researchers from the University of Groningen decided to conduct a survey in which about 50 thousand men and women took part.
As it turned out, according to women, men should be about 20 centimeters taller than them. And for representatives of the stronger sex it will be enough if the lady is only 8 centimeters lower. Based on the survey data, scientists came to the conclusion that the optimal height for a woman is 174 cm, and for a man - 188 centimeters.
But this is only ideal. Another study showed that in 4% of couples the woman is still taller, and in 3.5% - that the partners are the same height.
Scientists explain height preferences, first of all, by the laws of biology: the greater a man’s height, the more offspring he can leave behind.
And not so long ago, employees of the Gallup Institute (American Institute of Public Opinion) found out that a person’s height directly determines his fate. Men and women taller than average (for men - above 177.8 cm, for women - above 162.6 cm) felt happier, cheerful, and successful than their short friends.
Moreover, according to Polish scientists, in married couples, money and mutual respect play a smaller role than the ratio of height. To thrive in a marriage, a man must be 1.09 times taller than a woman.
The most striking example of character incompatibility is the actors Nicole Kidman (180 cm) and Tom Cruise (170 cm), whose index is 0.94. Other couples do not satisfy this condition, for example, Prince Charles (168 cm) and his current wife Camilla Parker-Bowles (170 cm) - 1.01. The marriage of football player David Beckham (183 cm) and his wife Victoria (168 cm) is considered successful - 1.09.
There is even an opinion that a person’s height affects his success at work. English psychologists say that tall people achieve great success in their careers. A study in one of the English firms confirmed that every 25 mm of height adds almost £400 to a manager, and it does not matter whether he is a man or a woman. And American studies also confirm the relationship between growth and financial success. On Wall Street, every extra inch of height increases your salary by an average of £340.
According to the British publication "Daily Mail", the American Institute of Public Opinion "Gelappa" at the end of February of this year conducted a sociological survey among the population on the issue of the ideal difference in height between a man and a woman.
More than fifty thousand men and women were interviewed on this topic. In general, preference was given to couples when selecting respondents.
The survey results showed that in most cases - 92 percent - in couples the man is taller than the woman. In 4% of couples, men are slightly shorter than women. And in 3.5 percent of cases, both partners are the same height.
It should be noted that the fair half of humanity believes that men should be about twenty centimeters taller than women. Scientists explain this desire by the natural genetic “settings” of nature, when a woman feels protected and more comfortable with a “great protector and breadwinner.”
However, representatives of the stronger sex do not agree with such a large difference in height. In their opinion, the optimal difference is no more than ten centimeters. It turns out that men are not very pleased to walk with a much smaller companion.
According to the results of a sociological study, the ideal height for couples was found. Thus, according to respondents, the optimal height for women is 173 centimeters, and for men - 188 centimeters.
The psychological aspects of this topic were also studied as part of the study. In particular, according to the staff of the Gelappa Institute, a person’s fate directly depends on his growth. They concluded that men and women whose height is above average, that is, for a man it is above 177.8 centimeters, and for a woman above 162.6 centimeters, feel happier and luckier than those who have growth is lower.
Having measured the height of several thousand spouses, scientists have not yet been able to come to a consensus on what kind of height can be considered ideal. Polish anthropologist Boguslav Pavlovsky, for example, believes that a man should be 1.09 times taller than his chosen one. Professors at the University of Groningen (Netherlands) are confident that the partner’s height should exceed the partner’s height by 20 cm. American scientists are more democratic, since they agree that even an 8-centimeter difference in height can be the key to a happy marriage. As a result of a number of surveys, it turned out that the ideal male height should be 188-190 cm, and the height of a suitable partner for him should be 172-174 cm.Some researchers decided to study the problem from a different angle. A group of English scientists led by Dr. Daniel Nettle from the National Center for the Study of Child Development spent many years monitoring the health and social status of several hundred married couples.
As a result of a long-term study, the most interesting conclusions were made: tall men consistently chose short partners as wives and became happy fathers of families much more often than short men. In turn, women of short and average height paid attention mainly to tall men and got married much faster than their tall peers.
What explains the identified pattern?
Scientists comment on research results based on evolutionary theory. From this point of view, a larger and taller man should turn out to be a stronger warrior and a more successful hunter, so his offspring will certainly be reliably protected from any troubles and always provided with good food.At the same time, short women reach puberty earlier than taller women, since the latter spend more of their body energy on growing and maintaining optimal body weight. That is why men instinctively see short women as more promising mothers for their offspring. In addition, a small lady is more likely to make a large man want to protect her.
Despite the results of these pseudo-scientific studies, most ordinary married couples are not inclined to think that the key to their marital happiness was precisely the correct difference in height. They say the secret of a successful marriage is similarity of interests, mutual respect between partners, tenderness and love for each other.
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website I found 5 ways to calculate the optimal weight that fitness professionals use.
Method 1. Quetelet index
If you know your body mass index, you can judge whether you are obese or underweight. The index is calculated for adult men and women from 20 to 65 years old. Results may be false for pregnant and breastfeeding women, athletes, the elderly and adolescents (under 18 years of age).
The resulting number will be your index. The norm for men is 19-25. For women - 19-24.
Method 2. Volumes
The Quetelet index shows the amount of fat in the body quite well, but does not indicate how the fat is distributed, in other words, it does not give a visual picture. But you can check your body for ideality using another formula.
The distribution of body fat is determined by the ratio: waist circumference (at the level of the navel) divided by the volume of the buttocks. The norm for men is 0.85; for women - 0.65 - 0.85.
Method 3. Taking into account age
It has been proven that the weight of men and women should gradually increase with age - this is a normal physiological process. The kilograms that some people consider “extra” may not actually be so. You can use a formula based on age to determine your optimal weight.
P is height in this case, and B is age in years. Body weight = 50 + 0.75 (P - 150) + (B - 20) : 4
Method 4. Broca's formula
One of the most popular methods for calculating ideal weight is Brock's formula. It takes into account the ratio of height, weight, body type and age of a person.
Broca's formula for people under 40 years of age: height (in cm) minus 110, after 40 years - height (in cm) minus 100.
In this case, people who have an asthenic (thin-boned) body type must subtract 10% from the result, and people who have a hypersthenic (broad-boned) body type must add 10% to the result.
How to determine your body type? It is enough to measure the circumference of the thinnest place on the wrist with a centimeter.
Method 5. Nagler's formula
There is a Nagler formula that allows you to calculate the ideal ratio of weight and height. For 152.4 cm of height there should be 45 kg of weight. For every inch (that is, 2.54 cm) over 152.4 cm there should be another 900 g. Plus another 10% of the resulting weight.
Method 6. John McCallum formula
One of the best formulas was created by expert methodologist John McCallum. Its formula is based on measuring the circumference of the wrist.
- Wrist circumference multiplied by 6.5 is equal to chest circumference.
- 85% of the chest circumference is equal to the hip circumference.
- To get your waist circumference, you need to take 70% of your chest circumference.
- 53% of the chest circumference is equal to the hip circumference.
- For the neck circumference you need to take 37% of the chest circumference.
- The biceps circumference is about 36% of the chest circumference.
- The girth for the lower leg is slightly less than 34%.
- The forearm circumference should be equal to 29% of the chest circumference.
But not everyone’s physical data will exactly correspond to these ratios; the numbers have an average, statistical average value.
A few more options for height and weight ratios:
- The physique is considered ideal if the waist circumference is 25 cm less than the hip circumference, and the hip circumference is approximately equal to the chest circumference.
- The waist circumference should be equal to: height in centimeters - 100. That is, a woman 172 cm tall will be built proportionally if the waist circumference is 72 cm, the hip and chest circumference is about 97 cm, that is, if she wears clothing size 48.
- If the hip circumference is less than the chest circumference, and the waist circumference is 20 cm less than the hip circumference, then this figure is called an “apple”. If the chest circumference is less than the hip circumference, and the waist circumference is 30 cm or more less than the hip circumference, this is a pear-shaped figure.
- For women and girls of average height - from 165 to 175 cm - this observation turned out to be fair. Their waist circumference in centimeters is approximately equal to their weight in kilograms. One kilogram of weight loss results in a decrease in waist size of one centimeter.