Fingerprint Patterns in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Computerized Dermatoglyphic Analysis

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https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.61110

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dermatoglyphics; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Illness.

Abstract

Dermatoglyphics can be used as a supporting tool in the early detection of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in women. The present study aims to investigate the fingerprints of women with type 2 diabetes mellitus through the dermatoglyphic method, and to compare them with women without the disease. It was conducted by obtaining the fingerprints of all 10 fingers of 268 women – which is known as the dermatoglyphic method –, using the Dermatoglyphic Reader®, with data processed in SPSS (IBM SPSS), version 20.0, and a significance level of p< 0.05. The researched groups are homogeneous for the age, weight and height variables. The group of women with diabetes had a higher average number of lines on the left thumb, as well as the highest total number of lines on the left hand. Moreover, they had a greater number of deltas, in addition to presenting the whorl shape on fingers 1 to 5 of the left hand, and 1 to 4 of the right hand. We concluded that women with type 2 diabetes had a mark of observation concerning their biological individuality on their fingerprints that differs from that of women without the disease.

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2023-06-28

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Health Sciences

How to Cite

Pertille, F. ., Alberti, A., Jesus, J. A. de, Silva, B. B. da, Souza, R., Abreu, G. R. de ., Comim, C. M., & Nodari Junior, R. J. . (2023). Fingerprint Patterns in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Computerized Dermatoglyphic Analysis. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 45(1), e61110. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v45i1.61110

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