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. 2015 Sep 18;13(3):1474704915604563. doi: 10.1177/1474704915604563

Table 2.

Percentage of Participants With Differing Sexual Experiences by Height and BMI.

Men Women
More than 5 sex partners (%) More than 14 sex partners (%) Extra-pair sex (%) Currently single (%) More than 5 sex partners (%) More than 14 sex partners (%) Extra-pair sex (%) Currently single (%)
Height groups
 Very short 49 19 20 14 50 17 15 12
 Short 56 26 23 10 54 21 14 10
 Average 58 29 22 9 56 22 14 10
 Tall 59 30 22 8 57 24 14 10
 Very tall 57 30 22 8 59 25 14 12
 Extremely tall 58 30 22 7 53 27 14 11
BMI CDC groups
 Underweight 40 18 17 20 49 16 14 11
 Normal weight 54 26 19 12 56 22 14 10
 Overweight 62 32 23 7 58 25 14 10
 Obese 57 28 23 6 58 26 14 11
 Morbid obese 48 21 19 8 55 24 15 14
BMI CDC SPLIT
 Underweight 40 18 17 20 49 16 14 11
 Low healthy 43 19 17 21 54 21 13 10
 Mid healthy 52 24 18 15 57 23 14 10
 Upper healthy 57 29 21 10 57 22 14 10
 Low overweight 63 33 23 8 58 25 14 11
 Upper overweight 62 32 23 6 57 25 13 10
 Lower obese 57 28 23 6 58 26 14 11
 Upper obese 49 22 19 8 56 24 15 12
 Morbid obese 45 19 18 10 55 25 15 16
Overall 58 29 22 8 56 23 14 11

Note. BMI = body mass index; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.