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ReviewDermatology practical & conceptual2023

The Use of 2D:4D Digit Ratio as a Predictor of Androgenetic Alopecia: A Review.

Mohammed Almashali, Khalid Alekrish, Asem Shadid

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Review in Dermatology practical & conceptual, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammed AlmashaliDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khalid AlekrishDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Asem ShadidDepartment of Dermatology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SAKing Fahd Medical City · SAKing Saud University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a widespread type of hair loss that affects both males and females. Advanced age and family history of AGA are well-established risk factors for developing AGA. The second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) is the ratio between the length of the index and ring fingers. This ratio has been utilized as a predictor for multiple hyperandrogenism-related medical conditions. More recently, 2D:4D was investigated as a predictor for AGA. This article aims to investigate the evidence supporting the use of 2D:4D as a predictor of AGA, and address areas of future research.

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PMID37992364
PMCPMC10656181
OpenAlexW4388042452

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