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Table 4 Pattern indices of Sinhalese

From: Sexual dimorphism in digital dermatoglyphic traits among Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka

Population

Gender

Index of pattern intensitya

Index of Dankmeijerb

Index of Furuhatac

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)

Male

13.16

13.49

62.44

 

Female

12.99

13.22

56.65

 

M + F

13.08

13.35

59.55

  1. aThe pattern intensity index = (2 ×% whorl +% loop) ÷ 2.
  2. bDankmeijer index = (% arches ÷% whorl) × 100.
  3. cFuruhata index = (% whorl ÷% of loop) × 100.
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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