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. 2020 Jul 9;10:11369. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68239-0

Table 5.

Histological type of lung cancer and digit ratios in women and men.

Ratio Small-cell lc
n = 11
Non-small-cell lc
n = 37
df t test Effect size
x¯ SD x¯ SD t p Hedge’s g
Women
 2D:4D R 0.98 0.032 0.971 0.039 46 0.76 0.451 0.26
 2D:4D L 0.984 0.041 0.974 0.046 0.64 0.527 0.22
 Δ2D:4D − 0.004 0.032 − 0.004 0.033 − 0.01 0.992 < 0.01
Ratio Small-cell lc
n = 14
Non-small-cell lc
n = 47
df t test Effect size
t p Hedge’s g
Men
 2D:4D R 0.97 0.064 0.970 0.032 59 − 0.01 0.989 < 0.01
 2D:4D L 0.996 0.056 0.971 0.036 1.54 0.142 0.59
 Δ2D:4D − 0.026 0.043 − 0.001 0.029 − 2.47 0.016 0.74

Hedge’s g a corrected effect size measure. Bold font indicates statistical significance.