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Caveats for this data would be that they were unable to get clear data on outcomes for men BMI <18, likely due to low sample of men at this low a weight, range of variation for outcomes in men became quite large above BMI 32-34 (likely because this range would include both bodybuilders and severely obese men, which would create different outcomes), and although this data was part of their original analysis, they chose not to include it in their final publication. | |||
Other studies have shown similar outcomes, with one study showing the ideal range for female BMI was 17-20 as this was deemed the "most youthful". Another study for men using computer generated pictures of men with approximated BMIs estimated an ideal BMI for men of 24.5. However, given that this study did not use real men but rather a computer simulation, it seems likely the real life dating data described herein provides a better estimation of the ideal. | |||
[[File:First contacts by BMI.PNG|500px|thumb|none|First contact average outcomes based on BMI standardized relative to a BMI of 22-24 for each gender]] | [[File:First contacts by BMI.PNG|500px|thumb|none|First contact average outcomes based on BMI standardized relative to a BMI of 22-24 for each gender]] | ||