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2D:4D digit ratio is associated with cognitive decline but not frailty in community-dwelling older adults
| dc.contributor.author | Gonçalves, Celina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Coelho, Tiago | |
| dc.contributor.author | Machado, Sérgio | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rocha, Nuno Barbosa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-08T09:19:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-08T09:19:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors thank occupational therapy students from the Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto (Daniela Fernandes, Mariana Codorniz, Tânia Ferreira) for assisting in data collection. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.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 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ajhb.23003 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1042-0533 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/18012 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Wiley | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Prenatal testosterone | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Physical variable | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Social variables | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Independent Living | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Elderly people | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Psychological variables | pt_PT |
| dc.title | 2D:4D digit ratio is associated with cognitive decline but not frailty in community-dwelling older adults | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 5 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | American Journal of Human Biology | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 29 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Gonçalves | |
| person.givenName | Celina | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 401A-B414-12A4 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-4329-549X | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 1166609 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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