Is prenatal testosterone-estrogen balance related to critical shoulder angle?
dc.contributor.author | Yaka, Haluk | |
dc.contributor.author | Baako, Yahaya | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozer, Mustafa | |
dc.contributor.author | Kanatli, Ulunay | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T14:02:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T14:02:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.department | NEÜ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The 2D:4D ratio (an indicator of prenatal testosterone-estrogen balance) is the ratio of the second finger length to the fourth finger length. We hypothesized that low 2D:4D values indicating high prenatal testosterone exposure may be associated with increased critical shoulder angle (CSA).Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between CSA and 2D:4D ratio.Methods: Meeting the study criteria, 252 patients were included in the study. We measured CSA on true anterior-posterior radiographs, glenoid version(GV) and glenoid inclination(GI) on MRI images and the lengths of the second and fourth fingers on both hands of the patients. Additionally, we compared 2D:4D ratios and CSA, GV, GI measurements.Results: We found a significant negative correlation between CSA and the 2D:4D ratio in both hands (p < 0.001). Patients with CSA > 35 degrees had a significantly lower 2D:4D ratio than patients with CSA < 35 degrees (p < 0.001). When the patients were grouped according to CSA35 degrees, the cut-off value for the left-hand 2D:4D ratio was 0.96, which showed 84.8 % sensitivity and 83.3 % specificity(AUC:0.911). Patients were compared in terms of CSA by categorizing as 2D:4D > 1 and 2D:4D < 1. Accordingly, the CSA value was significantly lower in patients with 2D:4D > 1. In the classification made according to this length classification of the left hand, the cut-off value was 30.25 degrees. This value showed 92.2 % sensitivity and 85 % specificity(AUC:0.956).Conclusion: The 2D:4D ratio is related to CSA. A low 2D:4D ratio(<0.96), indicating high intrauterine testosterone exposure, is associated with CSA > 35 degrees, while a high 2D:4D ratio (>1), indicating low intrauterine testosterone exposure, is associated with a low CSA(<30.25 degrees). | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105890 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0378-3782 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1872-6232 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 37944265 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85175791752 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2023.105890 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11825 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 187 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001111673400001 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Early Human Development | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Critical Shoulder Angle | en_US |
dc.subject | 2d:4d Ratio | en_US |
dc.subject | Testosterone | en_US |
dc.subject | Estrogen | en_US |
dc.title | Is prenatal testosterone-estrogen balance related to critical shoulder angle? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |