Qualitative Analysis of Primary Fingerprint Pattern in Different Blood Group and Gender in Nepalese

Table 6

Distribution of primary patterns of fingerprints in individual digits of both hands in subjects of different blood group () (L = loops, W = whorls, and A = arches).

Individual finger	Blood Gr. A			Blood Gr. B			Blood Gr. AB			Blood Gr. O
	()			()			()			()
	L	W	A	L	W	A	L	W	A	L	W	A
Thumb	63	85	4	83	107	6	18	21	1	111	98	3
% types of fingerprints within each blood group	41.4%	56%	2.6%	42.4%	54.5%	3.1%	45%	52.5%	2.5%	52.3%	46.2%	1.5%
Index	66	70	16	84	87	25	12	18	10	91	90	31
% types of fingerprints within each blood group	43.5%	46.0%	10.5%	43.0%	44.3%	12.7%	30%	45%	25%	42.9%	42.4%	14.7%
Middle	101	44	7	121	52	23	25	13	2	135	66	11
% types of fingerprints within each blood group	66.4%	29%	4.6%	61.7%	26.6%	11.7%	62.5%	32.5%	5%	63.6%	31.2%	5.2%
Ring	52	98	2	72	116	8	17	22	1	81	128	3
% types of fingerprints within each blood group	34.2%	64.4%	1.4%	36.7%	59.2%	4.1%	42.5%	55%	2.5%	38.3%	60.3%	1.4%
Little	103	48	1	136	55	5	29	11	0	153	54	5
% types of fingerprints within each blood group	67.8%	31.5%	0.7%	69.4%	28.1%	2.5%	72.5%	27.5%	0%	72.1%	25.4%	2.3%
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