Özener Bariş
Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Anthropology, Sivas, Turkey.
Homo. 2010 Dec;61(6):459-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jchb.2010.09.004.
A symmetrical body may signal the ability of an individual to cope with developmental perturbations and may thus be considered a 'health certificate'. It is known that symmetrical men are considered more attractive by women and that their reproductive success is higher. This study examined the associations between measures of body structure and fluctuating asymmetry in young Turkish men. Weight, height, and bioelectrical impedance were measured in a sample of 250 men residing in Ankara (mean age=18.4, SD=0.6), and body mass index was calculated. Fluctuating asymmetry was measured using hand length, hand width, elbow width, wrist width, knee width, ankle width, foot length, foot width, ear length, and ear width. According to the obtained findings, there is a negative linear relationship between composite fluctuating asymmetry (CFA) and height, and a positive quadratic relationship between CFA and fat mass. These results might indicate that the tall Turkish men with medium body fat mass percentage display more developmental stability.
身体对称可能表明个体有应对发育干扰的能力，因此可被视为一种“健康证明”。众所周知，女性认为体型对称的男性更具吸引力，而且他们的生殖成功率更高。本研究调查了土耳其年轻男性身体结构测量指标与波动不对称之间的关联。对居住在安卡拉的250名男性（平均年龄 = 18.4，标准差 = 0.6）进行了体重、身高和生物电阻抗测量，并计算了身体质量指数。使用手长、手宽、肘宽、腕宽、膝宽、踝宽、足长、足宽、耳长和耳宽来测量波动不对称。根据所得结果，复合波动不对称（CFA）与身高之间存在负线性关系，CFA与脂肪量之间存在正二次关系。这些结果可能表明，体脂百分比适中的高个子土耳其男性表现出更高的发育稳定性。
