RESUMEN
To resolve the biomedical problems, palmar dermatoglyphics has been used as a method. For the screening of hypertension palmar prints can be used. We wanted to determine the correlation between dermatoglyphic angle and blood pressure.METHODSThis is a cross sectional study. Palmar prints of right and left hands were taken with the help of inkpad. Blood pressure was also measured and ATD angle of both the hands were measured with the help of goniometer in 200 females and 200 male subjects of North India. Percentages, Pearson’s chi-square test, Student independent t test, one-way ANOVA were used. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 20.RESULTSHypertension I and II were recorded for 7.0 % (6.0% of males and 6.0 % of females) and 2.3 % subjects (3.0% of males and 1.5 % females). Overall 28.3% of subjects had prehypertension. A statistically significant difference was observed in the value of left hand ATD angle for the comparison of hypertensive and non-hypertensive subjects.CONCLUSIONSDermatoglyphics can be used as a tool for the prediction of various diseases with a genetic link. Several studies nowadays show association of dermatoglyphic angle with hypertension.