The fingers may contain clues as to how people were infected with COVID-19
A new scientific study has indicated that differences in finger length between the left and right hand may hold the answer to the extent that a person has Covid disease.
Men and the elderly are more susceptible to severe Covid infections, which is why experts believe that the decline in testosterone level with age may be linked to this.
Testosterone information is believed to be preserved in finger length ratios.
John Manning, a professor at Swansea University, hopes his work with colleagues in Poland will help identify patients at risk for severe Covid infection.
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Testosterone information is believed to be preserved in the ratio of finger length
And the two little fingers The ring finger of men is longer, compared to women, than the middle and index fingers.
Professor Manning, an expert in numerical ancestry, in collaboration with colleagues from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland, has published a research paper stating that there is a link between differences in left-right numerical ratios and hospitalization. due to COVID-19.
“It is hoped that understanding these associations will lead to an increase in our ability to accurately identify people at risk,” he said.
These findings follow research published this year on the severity of Covid disease and its relationship to low testosterone and high estrogen levels in both men and women.
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Professor John Manning hopes his work with colleagues in Poland will lead to better identification of people at risk.
“Our research helps improve understanding of severe COVID-19 cases,” said Manning. “Hospitalization is more common among the elderly and men, but there are many elderly men who have had mild symptoms of COVID-19.”
And conversely, young men and women are not guaranteed to have mild symptoms of the disease.
He continued: “Our research can help identify those people who are most likely to be hospitalized in different age groups.
