Qualitative and quantitative dermatoglyphics of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

Table 5 Summary of positive findings

Dermatoglyphic variable	Cases vs EC	Cases vs NEC	EC vs NEC
Qualitative Digital dermatoglyphics
Male			LD1 more PW in EC
Female	LD5 more UL in cases LD1 less PW in cases	LD2 more PW in NEC LD3 more DL in cases LD2 more CPL in cases RD3 less PA in cases	LD4 more PW in EC RD3 less PA in EC
Qualitative Palmar dermatoglyphics
Male	Less a¹ in RH of cases	Less a¹ in RH of cases More III^T in RH of the cases	More II in RH EC More Ĥ in RH of EC More IV LH of EC
Female	More a¹ in RH of EC More c¹ in LH of EC	More t in LH of cases More a¹ in RH of NEC More t¹¹ in RH of cases More t¹¹ in LH of cases	More t in LH of EC More c¹ in LH of EC
Qualitative FA
Male		D3
Female		D2
Quantitative FA correlation
Male		D3 D4	D3 D4 A-B RC
Female		D2
FA adjusted
Male	A-B RC	A-B RC D3 TRC	A-B RC D3 D4 TRC
Female	TRC D2	A-B RC D2	D5 TRC

EC endemic control, NEC non-endemic control, LD left side digit, RD right side digit, D digit, LH left hand, RH right hand, UL ulnar loop, PW plain whorl, DL double loop, CPL central pocket loop, PA plain arch, TRC total ridge count, A-B RC A-B ridge count

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