Opis

• Tytuł:
  Low 2D:4D is associated with delayed age at menarche among women of Sikkim, India
• Twórca:
  Mondal, Nitish;
  Rai, Rebaka
• Współtwórca:
  Mondal, Nitish - Department of Anthropology, School of Human Sciences, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim;
  Rai, Rebaka - Department of Anthropology, School of Human Sciences, Sikkim University, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim;
  Mondal, Nitish - nmondal@cus.ac.in;
  Rai, Rebaka - rebakarai77@gmail.com
• Opis:
  The index-finger and ring-finger ratio (2D:4D) is a potential biomarker that reflects prenatal hormonal exposure and thus has a long-term impact on reproductive health. The present study aims to determine the relationship between the 2D:4D (representing the prenatal hormonal environment, i.e., early androgen exposure) and early or delayed age at menarche among women in Sikkim, India. A total of one hundred nineteen Sherpa tribal women, ages 18–49, from the Soreng district of Sikkim, India, were included in the study using a stratified random sampling method. To calculate the 2D:4D ratio, the lengths of the index and ring fingers (2D and 4D) were measured using standard procedures. The category-wise mean comparison revealed that women with a more feminine 2D:4D ratio (in both left and right hand) had significantly earlier age at menarche (in years) compared to women with a more masculine 2D:4D ratio. The linear regression analysis revealed that the left 2D:4D was significantly related to menarche age. There is an association between the 2D:4D and menarche age, indicating a link between women’s reproduction patterns and the influence of the prenatal hormonal environment as an important factor in attaining an early or delayed menarcheal age.
• Dostępność obiektu:
  Dostęp otwarty
• Prawa: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
• Data:
  2023.10.24;
  2023.09.19
• Typ:
  Article
• Język:
  angielski
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Wydawca:
  Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Relacja:
  Anthropological Review;3;
  86
• Temat i słowa kluczowe:
  Menarche;
  2D:4D;
  Reproductive pattern;
  prenatal hormone
• Identyfikator:
  1898-6773;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/48150 ;
  2083-4594;
  10.18778/1898-6773.86.3.02
• Dostawca danych:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
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