Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-6-2016

Publication Title

American Journal of Human Biology

Volume

29

Abstract

Objective

To investigate relationships between the digit ratio (2D:4D) and competitive basketball performance in Australian men.

Methods

Using an observational cross‐sectional design a total of 221 Australian basketball players who competed in the Olympic Games, International Basketball Federation World Championships/Cup, Australian National Basketball League, Central Australian Basketball League or socially had their 2D:4Ds measured. Analysis of variance was used to assess differences in mean 2D:4Ds between men playing at different competitive standards, with relationships between 2D:4Ds and basketball game‐related statistics assessed using Pearson's product moment correlations in men playing at a single competitive standard.

Results

There were significant differences between competitive standards for the left 2D:4D following Bonferroni correction, but not for the right 2D:4D, with basketballers who achieved higher competitive standards tending to have lower left 2D:4Ds. No important correlations between 2D:4D and basketball game‐related statistics were found, with correlations typically negligible.

Conclusions

This study indicated that the 2D:4D can discriminate between basketballers competing at different standards, but not between basketballers within a single competitive standard using objective game‐related statistics.

Issue

3

DOI

10.1002/ajhb.22937

ISSN

1042-0533

Rights

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: "Relationships between digit ratio (2D:4D) and basketball performance in Australian men", which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22937. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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