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Associations of maternal anthropometrics with newborn anogenital distance and the 2:4 digit ratio.
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SUBMITTER: Kloboves ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801973 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Associations of maternal anthropometrics with newborn anogenital distance and the 2:4 digit ratio.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 20220801 9
<h4>Study question</h4>Are maternal anthropometrics associated with anogenital distance (AGD) and 2:4 digit ratio (2:4D) in newborns?<h4>Summary answer</h4>Select maternal anthropometrics indicative of obesity or increased adiposity are associated with elongated AGD in daughters.<h4>What is known already</h4>Excessive maternal weight or adiposity before or in early pregnancy may impact child reproductive, and other hormonally mediated, development. AGD and 2:4D are proposed markers of in utero r ...[more]