Table 5 The mediating effects of testosterone in associations between finger-length indicators and blood pressure in girls

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

Model

Effect

SBP

DBP

  

β

SE

t

P

β

SE

t

P

2D model

a

0.53

0.13

3.98

0.000

0.53

0.13

3.98

0.000

 

b

1.39

0.53

2.64

0.009

1.43

0.47

3.06

0.002

 

c'

3.43

1.26

2.72

0.007

1.41

1.12

1.26

0.207

 

ab

1.80

0.33

5.41

0.000

0.74

0.31

2.40

0.017

4D model

a

0.52

0.13

4.15

0.000

0.52

0.13

4.15

0.000

 

b

1.44

0.53

2.71

0.007

1.42

0.47

3.04

0.003

 

c'

2.71

1.21

2.23

0.026

1.38

1.07

1.29

0.197

 

ab

1.41

0.33

4.27

0.000

0.72

0.30

2.38

0.017

MIDRL model

a

0.42

0.12

3.46

0.001

0.42

0.12

3.46

0.001

 

b

1.44

0.53

2.74

0.006

1.46

0.47

3.15

0.002

 

c'

3.02

1.14

2.64

0.009

1.11

1.01

1.09

0.275

 

ab

1.26

0.28

4.50

0.000

0.46

0.26

1.76

0.078

AIR model

a

0.57

0.13

4.27

0.000

0.57

0.13

4.27

0.000

 

b

1.39

0.53

2.61

0.009

1.42

0.47

3.01

0.003

 

c'

3.36

1.30

2.59

0.010

1.54

1.15

1.34

0.181

 

ab

1.93

0.36

5.40

0.000

0.88

0.33

2.68

0.007

  1. a was the effect of finger-length indicators on ln T; b was the effect of ln T on blood pressure after adjusting finger-length indicators; c' was the direct effect of finger-length indicators on blood pressure; ab was the indirect effect of ln T in association between finger-length indicators and blood pressure
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