Evaluation of Facial Proportions and Their Association with Thumbprint Patterns among Hausa Ethnic Group
Table 5
Association between thumbprints pattern and facial proportions (vertical) in male ().
Class
Canon and variations
Right thumbprint (%)
FE value
Left thumbprint (%)
FE value
Overall FE value
Arch
Whorl
Loop
Arch
Whorl
Loop
I
SHH = SFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.34
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.09
0.07
SHH > SFH
7 (4.2)
71 (42.5)
89 (53.3)
14 (8.9)
60 (38)
84 (53.2)
SHH < SFH
11 (5)
97 (44.3)
111 (50.7)
17 (8.2)
78 (37.7)
112 (54.1)
II
FH II = UFH = LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2.20
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1.25
1.77
UFH < LFH
18 (4.7)
168 (43.6)
199 (51.7)
31 (8.5)
138 (37.9)
195 (53.6)
FH II > LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (100)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (100)
FH II < LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
FH II > LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
III
HC = FH I = SUFH I = LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
6.22
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
7.59
HC < FH I
17 (4.5)
165 (43.5)
197 (52)
29 (8.1)
135 (37.7)
194 (54.2)
HC < SUFH I
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
HC < LFH
1 (20)
1 (20)
3 (60)
2 (40)
1 (20)
2 (40)
HC > FH I
0 (0)
2 (100)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (100)
0.00%
FH I > SUFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
FH I < LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
SUFH < LFH
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
FE: Fisher’s Exact, SHH: special head height, SFH: special face height, FH II: forehead height II, UFH: upper facial height, LFH: lower facial height, HC: height of calva, SUFH I: special upper face height I, FH I: forehead height I, and LFH: lower facial height .
