Is Alcohol Consumption Pattern Dependent on Prenatal Sex‐Steroids? A Digit Ratio (<scp>2D</scp>:<scp>4D</scp>) Study Among University Students
Alcohol consumption was negatively related to 2D:4D, suggesting high prenatal testosterone and low prenatal estrogen are linked to its consumption. Correlations varied in strength from small to large with the strongest found for right 2D:4D and for males. Positive relationships between body size and alcohol were small to moderate, confined to males, and were not independent of digit ratios. Prenatal androgenization may influence alcohol drinking patterns in non-clinical individuals.
Authors
- Barbara Święchowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-8780)
- Bogusław Antoszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3197-8223)
- Anna Kasielska‐Trojan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-8623)
- John T. Manning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-355X)
Institutions
- Swansea University (GB)
- Medical University of Lodz (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24187
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23