Journal Article

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

Alberti, Adriano, Silva, Bruna Becker da, Jesus, Josiane Aparecida de, Souza, Renan, Nodari Junior, Rudy José, Abreu, Guilherme Rosa de, Pertille, Fabiane, Comim, Clarissa Martinelli

2023

Overview

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.

• Publisher: Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá - EDUEM,Universidade Estadual de Maringá
• Subject: dermatoglyphics; type 2 diabetes mellitus; Illness / Diabetes