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Publication Date: 2018
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The Relationship between Digit Ratio (2D:4D), Anaerobic Power and Athletic Ability of Young Athletes
Yurdakul, Hüseyin Özden; Özen, Gökmen; Koç, Hürmüz
Universal Journal of Educational Research, v6 n12 p2913-2917 2018
The aim of this study is to examine whether there was a relationship between digit ratio (2D:4D) with anaerobic power and athletic performance of young athletes. Two hundred and fifty well-trained young male athletes were recruited as participants. Anthropometric measurements (body height, weight, and digit length) vertical jump and athletic ability tests were performed on each participant, for data analysis, correlation analysis was used. Data analyses indicated that the means of 2D:4D ratio was not correlated with BMI, anaerobic power and athletic ability scores (p < 0.05). According to the findings of this study, the 2D:4D ratio does not seem to be an indicator parameter to predict the physical performance and athletic abilities of young athletes.
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Muscular Strength, Body Height, Body Weight, Ability, Body Composition, Males, Adolescents, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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