A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology found that individuals rated as above-average in physical attractiveness tended to have better health compared to those considered average-looking after a 10-year follow-up assessment. The research supports the notion that physical attractiveness may indicate good health, although the precise reasons for this relationship remain uncertain. ...
  • swiftessay@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The original study is paywalled and there’s no indication on the number of subjects on the abstract.

    But this part of the abstract screams confounding factors for me:

    “…the relationship between interviewer-rated in-person physical attractiveness and actual cardiometabolic risk (CMR) based on a set of relevant biomarkers: LDL cholesterol, glucose mg/dL, C-reactive protein, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.”