QUALITATIVE STUDY: DERMATOGLYPHIC PATTERN IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

ABSTRACT

Aims and objectives: To study the dermatoglyphic patterns in healthy and Type II diabetes mellitus subjects. To study the arches, Ulnar loop, Radial loop and Whorl patterns The present study was conducted i Methods: n the Department of Anatomy, Index Medical College, Indore (M.P.), India. Subjects of the age group 35-65 years was chosen from North Indian Population. Patients and controls were selected randomly from Index Medical College and Hospital, Indore (M.P.) India. The bilateral rolled finger and palm prints of 100 Diabetes Mellitus II patients were compared to 100 controls. Results: Shows that the comparison of right ulnar loop, right whorl, left ulnar loop, left radial loop, and left whorl in male between healthy subjects and type II diabetes mellitus patients, which are statistically significant. (p <0.001). whereas right arch, right radial loop, and left arch is not statistically significant. Fingertip ridge count of right ulnar loop, Conclusions: right radial loop and left ulnar loop, is increased in healthy male subjects as compared to type II diabetes mellitus. While right arch, right whorl, left arch, left radial loop, and left whorl is decreased.