Research Article
Evaluation of Facial Proportions and Their Association with Thumbprint Patterns among Hausa Ethnic Group
Table 7
Association between thumbprints pattern and facial proportions (vertical) in female (
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| | Classes | Canon and variations | Right thumbprint (%) | FE value | Left thumbprint (%) | FE value | Overall FE value | | Arch | Whorl | Loop | Arch | Whorl | Loop |
| | V | IOD = NW | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.19 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4.81 | 3.53 | | IOD > NW | 0 (0) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | 0 (0) | | IOD < NW | 6 (4.7) | 49 (38.6) | 72 (56.7) | 8 (6.6) | 48 (39.7) | 65 (53.7) |
| | VI | IOD = OL | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.24 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3.59 | 1.57 | | IOD > OL | 4 (4.4) | 35 (38.5) | 52 (57.1) | 9 (10) | 35 (38.9) | 46 (51.1) | | IOL < OL | 2 (5.3) | 15 (39.5) | 21 (55.3) | 0 (0) | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) |
| | VII | MW = 1.5 (NW) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA | | MW > 1.5 (NW) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | MW < 1.5 (NW) | 6 (4.7) | 50 (38.6) | 73 (56.6) | 9 (7.3) | 49 (39.8) | 65 (52.8) |
| | VIII | NW = 0.25 (UFW) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | NA | | NW > 0.25 (UFW) | 6 (4.7) | 50 (38.8) | 73 (56.6) | 9 (7.3) | 49 (39.8) | 65 (52.8) | | NW < 0.25 (UFW) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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FE: Fisher’s exact, IOD: interocular distance, NW: nasal width, OL: orbital length, MW: mouth width, UFW: upper facial width, and NA: not available.
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