Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children

Abstract 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 gir...

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Autores principales:	Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska, Aneta Sitek, Iwona Rosset, Marta Sobalska-Kwapis, Marcin Słomka, Dominik Strapagiel, Elżbieta Żądzińska, Niels Morling
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:366b5d91701646969662133e3fac86772021-12-02T18:17:41ZAssociations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children10.1038/s41598-021-86521-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/366b5d91701646969662133e3fac86772021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86521-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract 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.Paulina Pruszkowska-PrzybylskaAneta SitekIwona RossetMarta Sobalska-KwapisMarcin SłomkaDominik StrapagielElżbieta ŻądzińskaNiels MorlingNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska Aneta Sitek Iwona Rosset Marta Sobalska-Kwapis Marcin Słomka Dominik Strapagiel Elżbieta Żądzińska Niels Morling Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
description	Abstract 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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author	Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska Aneta Sitek Iwona Rosset Marta Sobalska-Kwapis Marcin Słomka Dominik Strapagiel Elżbieta Żądzińska Niels Morling
author_facet	Paulina Pruszkowska-Przybylska Aneta Sitek Iwona Rosset Marta Sobalska-Kwapis Marcin Słomka Dominik Strapagiel Elżbieta Żądzińska Niels Morling
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title	Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
title_short	Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
title_full	Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
title_fullStr	Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
title_full_unstemmed	Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children
title_sort	associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin d, and body composition among polish children
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/366b5d91701646969662133e3fac8677
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Associations between second to fourth digit ratio, cortisol, vitamin D, and body composition among Polish children

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