Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
| Autorzy publikacji z podkreśleniem autorów z projektu BBMRI.pl | Pruszkowska-Przybylska P., Sitek A., Rosset I., Sobalska-Kwapis M., Słomka M., Strapagiel D., Żądzińska E., Morling N. |
| Nazwa czasopisma | Scientific Reports |
| Rok publikacji | 2021 |
| IF czasopisma w czasie publikacji pracy | 4,3789 |
| Punkty MNiSW w czasie publikacji pracy | 140 |
| Streszczenie w j. angielskim lub krótki opis pracy | Associations between body characteristics (body composition: fat mass, muscle mass, cell, and water mass as well as body proportion—BMI), the 2D:4D digit ratio, and the concentrations of cortisol and vitamin (25-OH)D among Polish children have not been studied before. A total of 133 (73 girls and 60 boys) healthy Polish children aged 7–11 years were examined. The investigation was divided into three parts: measuring (the length of the second and fourth fingers in both hands, body composition, and body height and mass), questionnaires (socioeconomic status), and laboratory investigations (25-OH vitamin D and cortisol concentrations in saliva measured with ELISA methods). Boys with digit ratios below 1 had lower vitamin D concentration than those with digit ratios equal to or higher than 1 (Z = − 2.33; p = 0.019). Only boys with the male-typical pattern of 2D:4D digit ratio tended to have a lower 25-OH vitamin D concentration in saliva. Thus, it might indicate an effect of prenatal programming on the concentrations of steroid hormones in later life. Neither vitamin D, 2D:4D digit ratio nor the cortisol level was associated with the body components or proportions. More studies are needed to evaluate the molecular and genetic background of this phenomenon.
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| Link do publikacji | Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-021-86521-7 |
