Reliability of cheiloscopy and dermatoglyphics in hypertension and diabetes. A comparative study

Abstract

Background: Both dermatoglyphic and cheiloscopic patterns are genetically determined. These patterns are known to be associated with type II diabetes or diabetes mellitus and hypertension which are also considered to have genetic influence due to their familial occurrence. Hence, the aim of this study was to compare reliability of both cheiloscopy and dermatoglyphics with hypertension and type II diabetes. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study conducted on 300 study participants. Both cheiloscopic and dermatoglyphic patterns were recorded using validated techniques. Obtained patterns were analyzed and assessed for statistical analysis using the SPSS version 21.0 statistical software. The Chi-square test was used for analyzing the obtained data. Results: In the present study, no statistical correlation was obtained between either dermatoglyphic or cheiloscopic patterns and type II diabetes or hypertension. Conclusion: The present study showed that cheiloscopy or dermatoglyphics cannot be used as a predictive tool for assessing a subject's risk of developing type II diabetes or hypertension. These are contradictory findings, thus emphasizing more research in this area so that these noninvasive techniques can be used as predictive tools for developing essential hypertension or type II diabetes.

Palmar Dermatoglyphics and Lip prints Morphological Patterns as Genetic Markers among Hypertensive Patients (A study on the Upper Egyptian Females Population at Assiut University Teaching Hospital

“…In corroboration to the current study, findings have been documented by (Mouneshkumar et al, 2021) in their study on 140 females showed that the branched lip print pattern had significantly high frequency among hypertensives (70) followed by intersected (42), then straight (20) and lastly reticular (8). However, in controversy to these findings; the results of (Goud et al, 2022) stated that the type I, vertical lip print pattern was the most predominant pattern in hypertensive subjects.…”

“…These patterns do not change under climatic conditions, minor trauma, ulcers, and herpes affection (Amith et al, 2011;Shende & Jangam, 2019) Dermatoglyphics has proven to be a highly useful tool for identifying numerous anomalies or diseases that are linked to genes. The same may be stated for lip prints, which, like dermatoglyphics, are unique to each person (Adamu, 2012) and have been proven to be extremely helpful genetic markers in some congenital and clinical disorders (Goud et al, 2022) The fact that different populations differ in their dermatoglyphic and cheiloscopic characteristics stimulated many studies on normal upper Egyptian lip patterns (Fahmy, 1977) and those suffering from genetically controlled diseases. For example, talipus equinoverus (Ibrahim & Hassan, 1979) mental retardation (Ahmed, 1982), congenital heart diseases (Ahmed & Soliman, 1989), and cleft palate and lip prints (Saad et al, 2005).…”