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Abstract(s)
To understand the relation between 2D:4D ratio, frailty, and cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly people. A total of 175 community-dwelling elderly people were included. To
determine frailty, participants completed the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) and the
Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE-FI). Cognitive functioning
was determined using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). 2D and
4D finger lengths of each hand were measured using a scanner. Barthel Index,
Lawton, and Brody scale were also completed for each participant to determine the
level of daily living functioning.
Results: We did not find any correlations between 2D:4D ratio and frailty measures.
We found a significant correlation between 2D:4D ratio and MMSE scores in the
women sampled. We cannot ascertain any contribution
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Keywords
Prenatal testosterone Physical variable Social variables Independent Living Elderly people Psychological variables
Citation
Gonçalves, Celina; Coelho, Tiago; Machado, Sérgio; Rocha, Nuno Barbosa (2017). 2D:4D digit ratio is associated with cognitive decline but not frailty in community-dwelling older adults. American Journal of Human Biology. ISSN 1042-0533. 29:5
Publisher
Wiley