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Published 23:51 19 Mar 2016 GMT
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The average number of sexual partners among everyone surveyed was eight. But the bad news was that men who were shorter than average reported sleeping with around five women, while very tall men had double that number.
“These findings confirm that height is relevant on the mating market,” said lead study author David Frederick, Ph.D.
“However, the relatively limited variation in sex partner number for men across much of the height continuum is difficult to explain. Research has repeatedly shown than women prefer men who are relatively taller than they are.
"It is possible that for most women there is a certain minimal threshold of height, after which they will consider a male as a potential sex partner, and thus men above that height will end up with similar numbers of sex partners.”
The study gets even more interesting when looking at body mass index. Men in the middle of the BMI scale reported having the most sexual partners.
This was closely followed by men classified as 'overweight' (although this classification doesn't take into account if a bloke has been bodybuilding).
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