Table 3 2D:4D index vs. empirically derived clusters (t-test). Adjusted p-values controlled for the shortening effect of osteoarthrotic changes in the second and fourth fingers (analysis of covariance)
Empirical classification based on | Number | 2D:4D | p-value (crude) | p-value (adjusted) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthropometric parameters | 0.273 | 0.258 | |||
Cluster 1 | 168 | 0.923 | |||
Cluster 2 | 320 | 0.926 | |||
Behavioural variables | 0.413 | 0.415 | |||
Cluster 1 | 349 | 0.925 | |||
Cluster 2 | 139 | 0.924 | |||
Nutritional variables | 0.420 | 0.448 | |||
Cluster 1 | 320 | 0.924 | |||
Cluster 2 | 170 | 0.926 | |||
Work-related variables | 0.301 | 0.275 | |||
Cluster 1 | 258 | 0.926 | |||
Cluster 2 | 228 | 0.924 | |||
Health-related variables | 0.972 | 0.789 | |||
Cluster 1 | 83 | 0.924 | |||
Cluster 2 | 397 | 0.925 | |||
Fertility variables | 0.55 | 0.55 | |||
Cluster 1 | 57 | 0.927 | |||
Cluster 2 | 485 | 0.925 | |||