Digito-Palmar Dermatoglyphics Patterns May Predict the Risk of Hypertension among Nigerians
Timothy Oluwarotimi Folorunso1*, Busuyi Kolade Akinola2, Grace Edose Kadiri2, Gabriel Sunday Oladipo3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria.
2Department of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Akure. Ondo State, Nigeria.
3Department of Human Anatomy, University of Portharcout, Nigeria.
Citation: Folorunso TO, Akinola BK, Kadiri GE, Oladipo GS (2023) Digito-Palmar Dermatoglyphics Patterns May Predict the Risk of Hypertension among Nigerians. SciTech Biomed-Cancer 2023.
Received: May 27, 2023 Accepted: May 29, 2023 Published: May 29, 2023
Abstract
Background: Dermatoglyphics is a very important tool used to recognizecertain gene-related defects ordiseases. Essential hypertension a disorder whichhas genetic influence and is defined as persistent high blood pressure not relatedto a single cause but reflecting the activity of various genetic and environmentalfactors,such that siblings of hypertensive parent or parents stand a higherlikelihood of developing hypertension in later life.
Objectives: Comparing Digito-palmar dermatoglyphic patterns amonghypertensive and normotensiveNigerians.
Methods: 400 hypertensive subjects were compared with 400 normotensive controls. All hadqualitative digitopalmar dermatoglyphic patterns done.
Results: The study shows that essential hypertensive patients havesignificantly higher frequency of whorl patterns and a decrease frequency ofloops and arches on both right and left fingertips than controls.
Conclusion: Whorl pattern of digito-palmar dermatoglyphic can be reliablyused as a predictive tool forindividuals who are at higher risk of developingessential hypertension and preventive measures can be targeted.
Keywords: Dermatoglyphics, Hypertension and Prevention
