Quinton Stephanie Jane, Smith April Rose, Joiner Thomas
School of Psychology, Charles Stuart University, Bathurst, NSW 2795, Australia, .
Pers Individ Dif. 2011 Sep;51(4):402-405. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.024.
Eating disorders are more common in females than in males and are believed to be caused, in part, by biological and hormonal factors. Digit ratio or 2D:4D (the ratio of the 2(nd) to the 4(th) digit) is considered to be a proxy for prenatal testosterone (PT) and prenatal oestrogen (PE) exposure. However, how 2D:4D may be related to type of eating pathology is unknown. The relationship between 2D:4D and eating disorder diagnosis was investigated in recovered and currently eating disordered (n=31) and control (n=99) women. Mean 2D:4D ratio was significantly lower (indicating higher levels of PT and lower levels of PE) in anorexic (AN) compared to bulimic (BN) women, with controls intermediary. In eating disordered women, 2D:4D was positively and significantly related to current weight, lowest weight and current BMI, with strongest associations for right 2D:4D. Among women, low 2D:4D is related to AN and high 2D:4D to BN, suggesting a differential causal influence of prenatal sex hormones on later eating pathology.
饮食失调在女性中比男性更常见,并且据信部分是由生物学和激素因素引起的。指长比或2D:4D(第二指与第四指的比例)被认为是产前睾酮(PT)和产前雌激素(PE)暴露的一个指标。然而,2D:4D与饮食病理学类型之间的关系尚不清楚。对康复的和目前患有饮食失调症的女性(n = 31)以及对照女性(n = 99)进行了2D:4D与饮食失调诊断之间关系的调查。与贪食症(BN)女性相比,厌食症(AN)女性的平均2D:4D比例显著更低(表明PT水平更高而PE水平更低),对照组则处于中间水平。在患有饮食失调症的女性中,2D:4D与当前体重、最低体重和当前体重指数呈正相关且显著相关,其中右2D:4D的关联最强。在女性中,低2D:4D与AN相关,高2D:4D与BN相关,这表明产前性激素对后期饮食病理学有不同的因果影响。