Table 2. Distributions of primary fingerprint patterns in all fingers of both hands by gender (n=7133).

*Chi-square test

Fingerprint patterns	Males		Females		Total		X2*-value, p-value
	N	%	N	%	N	%	5.94, 0.11
Loops	2935	55.7	1540	56.4	4475	55.9
Whorls	1898	36.0	938	33.6	2796	34.9
Arches	285	5.4	179	6.4	484	6.1
Composite	152	2.9	73	2.6	245	3.1
Total	5270	100.0	2730	100.0	8000	100.0