Table 2.
Comparison of right and left hand fingers and A-B ridges between the two genders
| Gender |
Female (n = 12) |
Male (n = 109) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case |
Control |
P | Case |
Control |
P | |
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||
| Right hand | ||||||
| Ridge count of thumb | 4.6 ± 13.6 | 5.4 ± 14.2 | 0.78 | 4.6 ± 18.8 | 4.7 ± 4.2 | 0.15 |
| Ridge count of index | 5.5 ± 9.1 | 5.7 ± 7.7 | 0.54 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | 8.6 ± 12.0 | 0.60 |
| Ridge count of middle finger | 6.1 ± 9.6 | 5.2 ± 8.1 | 0.54 | 5.4 ± 9.1 | 5.9 ± 3.1 | 0.64 |
| Ridge count of ring finger | 5.6 ± 14.3 | 6.0 ± 10.5 | 0.12 | 4.4 ± 15.4 | 5.3 ± 7.1 | 0.67 |
| Ridge count of small finger | 4.2 ± 10.7 | 4.2 ± 9.4 | 0.54 | 4.5 ± 13.0 | 4.6 ± 7.1 | 0.57 |
| A-B ridge count | 4.5 ± 32.9 | 5.4 ± 34.5 | 0.44 | 4.8 ± 34.6 | 4.8 ± 4.3 | 0.69 |
| Left hand | ||||||
| Ridge count of thumb | 5.7 ± 12.8 | 6.5 ± 12.8 | 1.00 | 5.1 ± 16.8 | 5.5 ± 17.3 | 0.47 |
| Ridge count of index | 6.4 ± 7.8 | 5.8 ± 7.8 | 0.97 | 6.7 ± 11.0 | 7.1 ± 10.9 | 0.88 |
| Ridge count of middle finger | 7.4 ± 9.3 | 6.2 ± 8.8 | 0.86 | 5.8 ± 11.9 | 6.3 ± 12.7 | 0.34 |
| Ridge count of ring finger | 6.2 ± 12.7 | 5.9 ± 10.3 | 0.36 | 5.7 ± 15.7 | 5.9 ± 16.1 | 0.67 |
| Ridge count of small finger | 3.3 ± 11.2 | 2.7 ± 11.9 | 0.55 | 4.1 ± 14.4 | 4.7 ± 13.8 | 0.27 |
| A-B ridge count | 5.1 ± 47.2 | 5.1 ± 35.7 | 0.48 | 5.2 ± 37.7 | 7.1 ± 36.8 | 0.29 |
| Total A-B ridge count of right and left hand | 8.5 ± 70.2 | 8.5 ± 70.3 | 0.98 | 9.3 ± 72.4 | 8.9 ± 71.1 | 0.35 |
SD: Standard deviation