Table 1.
Heights and weights of several short-statured foraging and horticultural populations.
| Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Ht (cm) | Wt (kg) | Ht (cm) | Wt (kg) | References |
| Aché (Paraguay) | 158 | 60 | 149 | 54 | (40) |
| Aeta (Philippines) | 150 | 40 | 140 | 38 | (41) |
| Agta (Philippines) | 153 | 45 | 144 | 38 | (42) |
| Batak (Sumatra) | 153 | 47 | 143 | 41 | (43) |
| Bundi (Papua New Guinea) | 150 | 52 | 146 | – | (44) |
| Hiwi (Venezuela) | 154 | 56 | 145 | 48 | (45) |
| Ju'/hoansi (Botswana, Namibia) | 159 | 55 | 149 | 50 | (46) |
| !Kung (Botswana, Namibia) | 160 | 49 | 150 | 41 | (47) |
| Onge (Andaman Islands) | 148 | – | 138 | – | (48) |
| Pygmy (Efe, Ituri Forest, Congo) | 143 | 43 | 136 | 38 | (49) |
| Pygmy (Mbuti, CentralAfrican Republic) | 144 | 42 | 136 | 37 | (33) |
| Pygmy (Twa, Congo) | 160 | 46 | 150 | 42 | (50, 51) |
| Yanomamo (Venezuela, Brazil) | 152 | 52 | 142 | 45 | (52) |