Table 2 The associations between finger-length indicators, sex hormones, and blood pressure in children and adolescents

From: The association between digit ratio (2D:4D) and blood pressure among children and adolescents

 

Boys

Girls

 

SBP

DBP

SBP

DBP

Variables

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

2D

0.22

0.000

0.11

0.054

0.20

0.000

0.11

0.054

4D

0.26

0.000

0.13

0.019

0.18

0.002

0.12

0.046

2D:4D

−0.05

0.341

−0.03

0.571

0.04

0.518

−0.01

0.818

MIDRL

0.19

0.001

0.09

0.107

0.19

0.001

0.10

0.093

AIR

0.25

0.000

0.12

0.026

0.20

0.001

0.12

0.040

Ln E2

−0.07

0.188

−0.03

0.585

−0.09

0.128

−0.14

0.011

Ln T

0.19

0.000

0.13

0.016

0.19

0.001

0.19

0.001

  1. MIDRL means Multiplying index of digit ratio and length, MIDRL = ((2D + 4D)/2) × (2D/4D); AIR means Average of index and ring finger, AIR = (2D + 4D)/2