Dermatoglyphic features of myocardial infarction patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8312122 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Milton W Anderson (LDS Hospital), Peter J Haug (0000-0003-1026-0116, LDS Hospital), Greg Critchfield (LDS Hospital) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 523-527 |
| Publication date | 1981-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330550413 |
| PMID | 7337141 |
| OpenAlex | W2045194297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
An association reported between certain dermatoglyphic features and myocardial infarction (MI) in Japanese males is investigated using a sample of Caucasian males. The frequencies of each of the four Galtonian pattern types (arch, ulnar loop, radial loop, whorl) defined on each of the ten primary digital pattern areas, as well as several synthetic fields for the MI and control groups, are compared. Total and absolute finger ridge count for the same pattern areas in the two samples are similarly studied. No differences in the distributions of these features significant at the 0.01 level or less could be demonstrated between the MI and control samples. A search for combinations of features to correctly classify the individuals into the two groups was similarly inconclusive. Differences in sample size and racial homogeneity that may account for this failure to reproduce the results of the study of Japanese males are discussed. Finally, statistics describing the distributions of the dermatoglyphic features in the test and control samples are presented for comparison with future investigations
Cardiology · Infarction · Myocardial infarction · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Internal Medicine · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1984 - 1989 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |