女人携带的较少:身体尺寸,骨盆宽度,负载位置和能量
1Department of Biology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA and Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Evolutionary human sciences
|August 17, 2023
概括
女性比男性更有效地携带婴儿,背带是最经济的方法. 这项研究探讨了与携带婴儿在不同位置相关的能量成本和速度变化.
科学领域:
- 人类的机动运动.
- 生物力学 生物力学
- 人类的能量学
背景情况:
- 携带负载的代谢成本是复杂的,根据质量,速度和负载位置而异.
- 文化观察表明,女性可能是更有效的携带者,这促使对携带效率的性别差异进行调查.
研究的目的:
- 调查携带自己的婴儿的男性和女性的能量成本和速度变化.
- 为了比较携带婴儿前方,侧面和后方的代谢和运动效应.
主要方法:
- 九名妇女和六名男子携带婴儿 (平均体重10.6公斤) 在Ergo面料婴儿吊带中走路.
- 承载位置包括前,侧和后.
- 测量了新陈代谢成本和步行速度.
主要成果:
- 背着婴儿让参与者保持不负荷的步行速度,每距离代谢成本增加最低 (17.4%).
- 在所有承载条件下,女性的能源成本低于男性 (p < 0.01).
- 更宽的双门宽度与更低的承载成本有关.
结论:
- 背带是携带婴儿的最节能方法,与跨文化实践保持一致.
- 女性是比男性更有效的载体,可能是由于生理或解剖学的差异.
- 双门宽度是影响载荷的能量成本的一个重要因素.
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