Association between the 2d: 4d and cardiovascular risk factors: Body mass index, blood pressure and body fat

BS Bagepally, J Majumder, S Kotadiya - Early Human Development, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the relationship between the cardiovascular risk factors such as
obesity as measured by Body mass index (BMI), body fat and blood pressure with the …

Correlation between second to fourth digit ratio and anthropometric variables indicative of cardiovascular disease

S Swami, V Buddhiraja, R Gupta… - Journal of …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Second to fourth digit ratio (2D: 4D) is a sexually dimorphic biometric marker. Regarding
indirect evidence, there have been several studies that link the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with …

Relationship of second-to-fourth digit ratio with metabolic syndrome indices and serum biomarkers in Hausa ethnic group of Kano, Nigeria

A Asuku, B Danborno, S Akuyam, J Timbuak… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - go.gale.com
BACKGROUND: High prevalence levels of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in developed
and developing countries and the associated high mortality and morbidity are forcing …

Predictability of Metabolic Risk factors from hand and foot anthropometry in Hausa ethnic population of Kano, Nigeria

AA Yusuf - Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences, 2023 - ojshostng.com
Abstract articular ethnic/racial group. Adiposity measures are employed to screen MRF by
clinicians. The ratio of the second to fourth digit of the hand (2D: 4D) has been shown to be a …

[PDF][PDF] Reference values of body adiposity measures and hand digit ratio (2D: 4D) for dyslipidemia: A case study of the Hausa ethnic group in Kano, Nigeria

AY Asuku, B Danborno, SA Akuyam, JA Timbuak… - J. Exp. Clin …, 2019 - researchgate.net
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia is an important component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS)
and constitutes a leading cause of cardio‑metabolic‑related deaths globally. There are …

Regression equations for estimating stature from anthropometric measurements of foot length and breadth in adults of Efik ethnic group in Cross River state

RS Oria, AO Igiri, MO Abang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - jecajournal.com
INTRODUCTION: Estimation of stature is an important factor in forensic studies and
occupies a foremost position in anthropometric research. The aim of the present work was to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of urbanization on digit length, second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D: 4D), and blood pressure among the hausa ethnic group of Kano, Nigeria

AY Asuku, B Danborno, SA Akuyam… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Urbanization and its attendant lifestyle modifications have been shown to affect
body compositions, anatomical variables, and phenotypes, and body composition and …

[PDF][PDF] Correlation between Second to Fourth Digit Ratio and Anthropometric Variables Indicative of Cardiovascular

S Swami, V Buddhiraja, R Gupta, S Bansal… - Journal of …, 2019 - academia.edu
Second to fourth digit ratio (2D: 4D) is a sexually dimorphic biometric marker. Regarding
indirect evidence, there have been several studies that link the waist-tohip ratio (WHR) with …