Igbigbi P S, Didia B C
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
East Afr Med J. 1999 Dec;76(12):672-5.
To establish the dermatoglyphic features of the Urhobos of southern Nigeria.
Cross sectional study of randomly selected Urhobo subjects.
Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria.
Plantar and digital pattern types were determined and Dankmeijer's (DI) and pattern intensity (PII) indices were calculated.
Males showed greater pattern types than females except in loops and whorls of the digits, where females showed greater numbers than males. The pattern intensity index was higher in females than in males. What appears characteristic to this group however, was the presence of few whorl distribution in the small toe in female subjects which was absent in male subjects.
This study thus provide normal dermatoglyphic features for the Urhobos of Southern Nigeria and also highlighted possible distinguishing dermtoglyphic difference between the Ibos and Urhobos of Southern Nigeria.
确定尼日利亚南部乌尔霍博族的皮纹特征。
对随机选取的乌尔霍博族受试者进行横断面研究。
尼日利亚南部哈科特港大学健康科学学院解剖学系。
确定足底和手指纹型，并计算丹克迈耶指数（DI）和纹型强度指数（PII）。
除手指的箕纹和斗纹外，男性的纹型种类多于女性，在手指的箕纹和斗纹方面，女性的数量多于男性。女性的纹型强度指数高于男性。然而，该群体的一个显著特征是，女性受试者小脚趾上的斗纹分布较少，而男性受试者则没有。
本研究因此提供了尼日利亚南部乌尔霍博族的正常皮纹特征，也突出了尼日利亚南部伊博族和乌尔霍博族之间可能存在的明显皮纹差异。
