Dermatoglyphics in healthy and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Pandit SV; Supare MS

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Dermatoglyphics in healthy and type 1 diabetes mellitus

Pandit Sv, Supare Ms

Abstract :

Introduction: Dermatoglyphics is the study of the epidermal ridges and their configurations on the Palmar and plantar regions. It is estimated that India is housing about 97,700 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and it is increasing by 3% every year. The etiology of T1DM is multifactorial. Dermatoglyphics may help in early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus is well described in recent study and it also can be used for T1DM . Hence, this study is planned to compare dermatoglyphics of healthy normals with the patients of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods: This was an observational, case control study. We enrolled 50 cases of T1DM and 100 controls. We collected finger prints of cases and controls by ink method. Finger ridge pattern is divided into three groups, that are whorl, arch and loop. Chi square test is used for statistical analysis. Result: Ulnar loop was found most frequently in male (51.60%) and female (60.20%) controls. On bisexual comparison, in male, whorl and arch were significantly more on right side and arch on left side. Overall combination, that is combination of male and female and right and left side, showed significant increase of whorl and decrease in loop in cases as compare to controls. Conclusion:In controls, ulnar loop was most common in male and female, followed by whorl. On comparison of cases with controls, we found significant increase in whorl and significant decrease in ulnar loop in cases of T1DM.