Dermatoglyphs in Coronary Artery Disease Among Ningxia Population of North China

Autor: Hong LU, Wenli Qian, Zhi Geng, Youjing Sheng, Haochen Yu, Zhanbing Ma, Zhenghao Huo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp AC01-AC04 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/15765.6863
Popis: Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is an enormous health problem in the world. Dermatoglyphs are cutaneous ridges on the fingers, palms, and soles, formed by genetic regulation and control during early intrauterine life. The Dermatoglyphic traits do not change significantly as the growth of the age. They may be the phenotypic characters of individual genes and represent the predisposition to certain diseases. Aims and Objectives: The study was carried out to document characteristic dermatoglyphic patterns in coronary artery disease which could be useful in early diagnosis of the disease. Materials and Methods: Dermatoglyphic study of 258 male (129 coronary artery disease cases and 129 normal subjects) of Ningxia China were studied in the present cross-sectional study. It involved the digital patterns, ATD angles, A-B ridge counts on the hands. Chi-square test, t-test were used for the statistical analysis in this study. Results: The overall frequency of whorls was higher followed by loop and arch in both two groups. It was observed that there was significant difference of digital frequency of whorls and ulnar loops in patients in both hands as compared to controls (p≤0.01). The mean value of finger ridge counts, total ridge counts were similar between two groups. The A-B ridge counts were significantly higher in coronary artery disease compared with controls on the right palm (p≤0.01). However, the mean ATD angle values were significantly higher in cases than those of in normal on both hands (p
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