Table 2.

Distribution of patterns among male and females.

Pattern	Distribution of patterns
	Male		Female
	n	%	n	%
Long vertical (Type I)	119	29.75	126	31.50
Short vertical (Type I′)	14	3.5	1	0.25
Branched (Type II)	75	18.75	57	14.25
Intersecting (Type III)	62	15.5	141	35.75
Reticulate (Type IV)	27	6.75	42	10.5
Mixed/Indefinite (Type V)	103	25.75	33	8.25
Total	400	100	400	100