Study of Fingerprint Patterns in Diabetes Mellitus Patients

100 patients diagnosed as suffering from diabetes mellitus were included for the study. The male patients were 50 in number and the female patients were 50 in number. About 50 male and 50 female volunteers were included as control group. The finger print patterns observed between diabetic individuals and controls. Diabetic patients showed increase in frequency of number of whorls as compared to control group. This finding was common to both the sex. Diabetic patients also showed decrease infrequency of ulnar loops as compared to the control group. This finding was also common to both the sexes.