Correlation of the second to fourth digit ratio with the body mass index of infertile men / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 977-981, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-304787
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the relationship between the second to the fourth digit ratio (2D4D) and body mass index (BMI) in infertile men of the Han ethnic group in Ningxia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using anthropometry, we calculated the mean ratio of 2D4D and BMI of 197 infertile men and 148 normal healthy male controls, followed by analysis of their relationship.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The BMI was correlated positively with the 2D4D ratio of the left hand in the infertile men (P < 0.05) and in the patients with a higher 2D4D ratio of the left hand (P < 0.05), but negatively with the 2D4D ratio of the righ/left (Dr-1) (left P < 0.01; Dr-l P < 0.05). The mean 2D 4D ratio and BMI were both lower in the normal control than in the infertile men, with statistically significant differences in BMI (P < 0.05) and the 2D4D ratio of the left hand (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There is a correlation between the 2D4D ratio and BMI in infertile men.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Body Mass Index
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Case-Control Studies
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Diagnosis
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Fingers
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Infertility, Male
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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