Table 1.
Background characteristics of study population by above versus below mean digit ratio for each handa.
| Characteristic | Right 2D:4D Digit Ratio | Left 2D:4D Digit Ratio | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N = 186b | <mean | ≥ mean | OR 95% CI/p | Total N = 187 | <mean | ≥ mean | OR 95% CI/p | |
| Demographicc | ||||||||
| Age mean (±SD) | 171 | 30.2 (5.1) | 31.3 (4.7) | 0.14 | 172 | 30.5 (5.1) | 31.0 (4.8) | 0.46 |
| Ethnicity Jewish | 142 (83.0) | 74 (78.7) | 68 (88.3) | 2.04 (0.87–4.79) | 143 (83.1) | 75 (79.8) | 68 (87.2) | 1.72 (0.75–3.96) |
| Country of birth Israel | 146 (85.9) | 82 (88.2) | 64 (83.1) | 0.66 (0.28–1.57) | 147 (86.0) | 84 (90.3) | 63 (80.8) | 0.45 (0.19–1.09) |
| Marital status Married | 164 (95.9) | 91 (96.8) | 73 (94.8) | 0.60 (0.13–2.77) | 165 (95.9) | 90 (95.7) | 75 (96.2) | 1.11 (0.24–5.12) |
| Employment status Employed | 144 (85.2) | 79 (84.9) | 65 (85.5) | 1.05 (0.45–2.46) | 145 (85.3) | 75 (80.6) | 70 (90.9) | 2.40 (0.95–6.09) |
| Anthropometric | ||||||||
| Height mean (±SD) | 186 | 162.4 (5.5) | 161.9 (6.4) | 0.61 | 187 | 162.2 (5.9) | 162.1 (5.8) | 0.97 |
| BMI mean (±SD) | 186 | 25.6 (5.3) | 25.6 (4.9) | 0.91 | 187 | 26.0 (5.3) | 25.2 (4.7) | 0.26 |
| Waist mean (±SD) | 186 | 84.0 (10.2) | 83.9 (10.7) | 0.94 | 187 | 84.9 (10.5) | 82.8 (10.2) | 0.17 |
| Thighs mean (±SD) | 186 | 104.7 (10.8) | 104.3 (10.8) | 0.78 | 187 | 105.2 (10.7) | 103.7 (10.8) | 0.34 |
| Waist:Thighs mean (±SD) | 186 | 0.8 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.1) | 0.74 | 187 | 0.8 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.1) | 0.38 |
aAll numbers presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated.
bone outlier was excluded.
cdemographic variables with missing data for 16 women.