Dermatoglyphic pattern study

Objectives: This dermatoglyphic study was focused on to evaluate bilateral dermatoglyphic dimorphism, gender dermatoglyphics dimorphism, pattern occurrence and difference from mean pattern occurrence

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Study Design and Method: It was conducted at PMC Faisalabad, 152 students of 2nd year MBBS [session2009-2010] took part as subjects. Data was obtained with use of ink pad. Patterns were recorded, classified, statistically analyzed and discussed

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Results and Conclusion: Arithmetic mean, percentage and mode of data were calculated. Analysis showed that loop pattern has the highest frequency [51.1%] followed by whorl pattern [36.8%]. Arch pattern is the rarest pattern [7.8%]. There is more predominance of arch and loop pattern than average values in this study