Table 6 A comparison of the dermatoglyphic pattern indices of Sinhalese with several other populations
From: Sexual dimorphism in digital dermatoglyphic traits among Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka
Population | Gender | Index of pattern intensity | Index of Dankmeijer | Index of Furuhata | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) | Male | 13.16 | 13.49 | 62.44 | Present study |
Female | 12.99 | 13.22 | 56.65 | ||
M + F | 13.08 | 13.35 | 59.55 | ||
Samoan New Zealanders (New Zealand) | Male | 15.18 | 1.44 | 127.52 | Cho [12] |
Female | 16.49 | 1.07 | 194.66 | ||
M + F | 15.99 | 1.32 | 156.59 | ||
Tibetans (Tibet) | Male | 15.95 | 1.26 | 154.5 | Tiwari et al. [11] |
Female | 14.65 | 4.5 | 99.06 | ||
M + F | 15.3 | 2.88 | 126.78 | ||
RengmaNagas of Nagaland (India) | Male | 1.54 | 0.14 | - | Banik et al. [8] |
Female | 1.56 | 3.34 | - | ||
M + F | 0.47 | 1.47 | - | ||
Dhimals of North Bengal (Bengal) | Male | 15.24 | 4.98 | 130.7 | Biswas [7] |
Female | 14.86 | 3.13 | 104.07 | ||
M + F | 15.05 | 4.1 | 116.49 |