The relationship between mothers' second and fourth finger lengths (2D:4D) and anthropometric measurements (height, weight, head circumference, and 2D:4D) of the newborns

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmut Çay ◽  
Selçuk Gürel
Keyword(s):  
Head Circumference ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Fourth Finger ◽  
The Relationship

The Relationship of Digit Ratio (2D:4D) and Gender-Role Orientation in Four National Samples

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan J. Troche ◽  
Nina Weber ◽  
Karina Hennigs ◽  
Carl-René Andresen ◽  
Thomas H. Rammsayer
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Role Orientation ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Gender Role Orientation ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Fourth Finger ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. The ratio of second to fourth finger length (2D:4D ratio) is sexually dimorphic with women having higher 2D:4D ratio than men. Recent studies on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation yielded rather inconsistent results. The present study examines the moderating influence of nationality on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation, as assessed with the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, as a possible explanation for these inconsistencies. Participants were 176 female and 171 male university students from Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden ranging in age from 19 to 32 years. Left-hand 2D:4D ratio was significantly lower in men than in women across all nationalities. Right-hand 2D:4D ratio differed only between Swedish males and females indicating that nationality might effectively moderate the sexual dimorphism of 2D:4D ratio. In none of the examined nationalities was a reliable relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation obtained. Thus, the assumption of nationality-related between-population differences does not seem to account for the inconsistent results on the relationship between 2D:4D ratio and gender-role orientation.

Relationship between Leptin Concentration in Cord Blood and Foetal Growth and Maternal Anthropometry of GDM Mothers at Delivery

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
S Jahan ◽  
TR Das ◽  
KB Biswas
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Cord Blood ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
C Peptide ◽  
Cord Serum ◽  
The Relationship

Background and Aims: Cord blood leptin may reflect the leptinemic status of a newborn at birth more accurately than the leptin values of blood collected from other sites. The present study was undertaken to determine the relationship of cord serum leptin concentration at birth with neonatal and maternal anthropometric parameters. Materials and Methods: Blood was taken from the umbilical cord of the babies at delivery. Maternal anthropometric measurements were recorded at admission for delivery. Neonatal anthropometric measurements were recorded within 48 hours after delivery. Linear regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between cord serum leptin concentration and anthropometric parameters of the baby and the mother. Both Serum leptin and serum C-peptide levels were measured by chemiluminescence-based ELISA method. Results: The leptin concentration (ng/ml, mean±SD) in cord blood was 39.13±14.44. Cord leptin levels correlated with birth weight (r=0.673, p<0.0001), ponderal index (r=0.732, p<0.0001) but it did not correlate with maternal body mass index, gestational age (r=0.135, p=0.349) at delivery or cord serum C-peptide concentration (r=-0.049, p=0.735) or placental weight (r=0.203, p=0.157). Conclusion: There are associations between cord leptin concentration at delivery and birth weight, ponderal index (PI) of the babies but not body mass index (BMI) of the mothers. High leptin levels of the baby could represent an important feedback modulator of substrate supply and subsequently for adipose tissue status during late gestation. (J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2007; 25 : 9-13)

The Relationship Between Head Circumference and the Development of Communicating Hydrocephalus in Infants Following Intraventricular Hemorrhage

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rowena Korobkin
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Sign ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Head Circumference ◽  
Intraventricular Hemorrhage ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Clinical Deterioration ◽  
Communicating Hydrocephalus ◽  
Sudden Appearance ◽  
The Relationship

Rapidly enlarging head circumference is a standard clinical sign of progressive hydrocephalus in an infant. Six neonates 29 to 36 weeks gestational age, with intraventricular hemorrhage, confirmed by ventricular tap, had head circumferences measured at intervals from birth. The sudden appearance of rapidly expanding head size, not associated with changing clinical status, occurred 9 to 20 days after the estimated time of hemorrhage in all of the infants. Air ventriculography within three days of abnormal acceleration of head circumference growth demonstrated moderately to severely dilated ventricles. The ventricles were probably enlarging slowing from the time of hemorrhage because there was no associated clinical deterioration in the infants coincident with the rapid increase in head circumference. After intraventncular hemorrhage, enlarging head circumference appears to be an insensitive sign of hydrocephalus in premature infants.

scholarly journals Clinical Factors That Affect the Relationship between Head Circumference and Brain Volume in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukako Kawasaki ◽  
Taketoshi Yoshida ◽  
Mie Matsui ◽  
Akiko Hiraiwa ◽  
Satomi Inomata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Head Circumference ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Brain Volume ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Investigation of the relationship of the morphometric measurements of the hands and fingers with the personality traits of leadership

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Seda Sertel Meyvaci ◽  
Rengin Kosif ◽  
Murat Diramali ◽  
Tugce Baki
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Index Finger ◽  
Charismatic Leadership ◽  
Distal Phalanx ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Leadership Frames ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Leadership Frame ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The hand is a functionally critical organ at the distal end of the upper extremity. Also, the creases in the hands and the digital flexion creases on the fingers are the important external anatomical landmarks.Objectives: There are no studies found in the literature, linking solely the leadership personality traits with the anthropometric measurements of the hand.Methods: This descriptive study was to investigate the relationship between the 44 anthropometric measurements about hand, and the leadership personality traits in young adults from both genders.Results: When the leadership frames were compared by the scores, human resource leadership scores were significantly higher in the females. The charismatic leadership frame scores positively correlated with the parameters in males; including the breadth of the right hand, the breadth of the left hand, the index finger length of the left hand, and the distal phalanx length of the index finger on the left hand. The transformational leadership score was positively correlated with the left hand width and with the distal phalanx of the index finger on the left hand. In females, it was found out that the frames of human leadership and charismatic leadership correlated negatively with the length of the right thumb.Conclusions: According to the results of our study, we concluded that the breadth of the hand and the measurements of the thumb and the index fingers can provide opinion on leadership personality traits.  

scholarly journals Anthropometric Measurements in Different Ethnic groups of Nepalese New Borns

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Malla ◽  
T Mall ◽  
S Rao ◽  
E Gauchan ◽  
S Basnet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Head Circumference ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Anthropometric Measurements ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Gestation Age ◽  
The Mean ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Preterm Newborns

Introduction: There is a wide variation in normal birth weight, length and head circumference of newborns. The standards formulated by Western workers may not be very reliable to this part of world because of wide variations in normal range of length, weight and head circumference in different ethnic groups. This study aims to determine the anthropometric values – birth weight, length and head circumference in Term and Preterm newborns of different ethnic groups in this region of the country and to see if this can be used as a standard for taking the anthropometric measurements.Materials and Methods: A prospective study of 600 newborns born in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara from July 2009–June 2010. A detailed anthropometric measurement (weight, length, and head circumference) of all newborns was taken on 3rd day of life. Results: Six major Ethnic groups were noted Brahmin, Gurung, Dalit, Chettri, Magar and Newar. There were 54 % males and 46% females among which 18.16% were preterms, 20.66% small for gestation age, 81.50% term and 0.33% posterm. The mean weight, length and head circumference of term babies were 2.817±0.61 gms, 47.68±2.48 cm, 33.56±2.02 cm and for preterm babies it was 2.215± 0.41 gms, 46.36±2.39 cm, 32.23±2.03 cm respectively. There were 25% low birth weight (n=151, highest number in Brahmins-27%), 74.16% normal weight (n=445) and 0.66% over weight (n=4, all were gurungs) babies. In Term newborns weight, length and head circumference was noted to be highest in Gurungs (3.3004gms, 49.35cm, 34.72cm) and was statistically significant (p<0.000). Weight and length of Brahmins was lowest (2.578 gms, 45.49cm) and head circumference was lowest in Dalits (30.88cm, statistically significant<0.000). In case of preterms highest weight and length was seen in Magars (2.387gms, 47.90cm) but head circumference was highest in Gurungs (34.18cm) whereas weight was lowest in chettri (2.1609gms), length in Brahmin (44.61cm) and OFC in Dalits (29.92cm). These parameters were directly proportion with gestation age and was statistically significant (p<0.000).Conclusion: The present study highlights the mean weight, length and head circumference of term and preterm newborns in different ethnic groups and gestation age. These parameters were directly proportion to gestation age but were variable in different Ethnic groups. Therefore a study in larger population could give us a different standard for anthropometric measurements in Nepalese newborns.Key words: Anthropometry Measurements; Newborn; NepalDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v32i1.4880 J. Nepal Paediatr. Soc. Vol.32(1) 2012 1-8

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