A new anthropometric measurement of penile length and its relation to second and fourth digital lengths (scı-scı expandıe)

Abstract The development of digits is under the control of Hox genes, which also control the differentiation of the urogenital system. In the present study we evaluated the association between penile length and lengths of the second and fourth digits. Materials and methods: In this study, 1028 Turkish male primary school children from the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey were included. Weight and height measurements were obtained in order to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Flaccid and stretched length of the penis was measured. The lengths of the second and fourth digits of the right hands were measured. Statistical analyses were performed with descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Results: A significant correlation was found between the following parameters: the length of the second digit with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = 0.166 and r = 0.276, respectively; P < 0.01); and the length of the fourth digits with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = 0.174 and r = 0.287, respectively; P < 0.01). No significant correlation of 2D:4D ratio was found with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = -0.013; P = 0.668, r = -0.018; P = 0.565, respectively). Conclusion: The positive correlations in our study are a novel finding and may have further clinical implications.

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

A new anthropometric measurement of penile length and its relation to second and fourth digital lengths

Authors

MÜRSEL DAVARCI
AHMET GÖKÇE
FATİH RÜŞTÜ YALÇINKAYA
YUSUF SELİM KAYA
EBRU TURHAN
MURAT TUTANÇ
YUNUS DOĞRAMACI
MEVLANA DERYA BALBAY

Abstract

The development of digits is under the control of Hox genes, which also control the differentiation of the urogenital system. In the present study we evaluated the association between penile length and lengths of the second and fourth digits. Materials and methods: In this study, 1028 Turkish male primary school children from the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey were included. Weight and height measurements were obtained in order to calculate the body mass index (BMI). Flaccid and stretched length of the penis was measured. The lengths of the second and fourth digits of the right hands were measured. Statistical analyses were performed with descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Results: A significant correlation was found between the following parameters: the length of the second digit with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = 0.166 and r = 0.276, respectively; P < 0.01); and the length of the fourth digits with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = 0.174 and r = 0.287, respectively; P < 0.01). No significant correlation of 2D:4D ratio was found with flaccid and stretched length of the penis (r = -0.013; P = 0.668, r = -0.018; P = 0.565, respectively). Conclusion: The positive correlations in our study are a novel finding and may have further clinical implications.

DOI

10.3906/sag-1103-32

Keywords

Penis size, digit length, somatometric parameter

First Page

539

Last Page

544

Recommended Citation

DAVARCI, MÜRSEL; GÖKÇE, AHMET; YALÇINKAYA, FATİH RÜŞTÜ; KAYA, YUSUF SELİM; TURHAN, EBRU; TUTANÇ, MURAT; DOĞRAMACI, YUNUS; and BALBAY, MEVLANA DERYA (2012) "A new anthropometric measurement of penile length and its relation to second and fourth digital lengths," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 3, Article 23. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1103-32
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol42/iss3/23

Etiketler

Parmak uzunluğuPenil uzunlukHox genleriÜrogenital gelişimBeden kitle indeksiÇocuk ürolojisiAndrolojiTestosteron etkisiDoğum öncesi hormon maruziyeti

Yazar Hakkında

Prof. Dr. Fatih Rüştü Yalçınkaya

Üroloji

1969 yılında Adana’da doğdum. Mehmet Akif Ersoy İlkokulu , Karsantı Ortaokulu ve Borsa Lisesi’nde eğitimini tamamladım .Daha sonra Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi’nde yükseköğrenimime başladım. Tıp eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Üroloji Anabilim Dalı’nda başladığım üroloji ihtisasını tamamlayarak Üroloji Uzmanı oldum. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi’nde Doçentlik Ünvanı aldım. Ardından Adana Özel Ortadoğu Hastanesi’nde Üroloji Uzmanı olarak görev yaptım. 2020 yılında Adıyaman Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Üroloji Kliniğinde Profesör Doktor Ünvanıyla başladığım görevimden 2023 yılında ayrıldım. Sonrasında Kartal Kızılay Hastanesi'nde Üroloji Uzmanı olarak görevime devam etmekteyim.