Sex differences in daily activity intensity and energy expenditure and their relationship to cortisol among BaYaka foragers from the Congo Basin.
Mallika S SarmaAdam H BoyetteSheina Lew-LevyValchy MiegakandaErica KiliusDavid R SamsonLee T GettlerPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2020)
BaYaka women sustained higher levels of physical activity but incurred lower energetic costs than men, even after factoring in sex differences in body composition. Our findings suggest that the distribution of physical activity demands and costs are relevant to discussions regarding how labor is divided and community energy budgets take shape in such settings.