Table 1: Percentages of finger print patterns and simian crease and total ridge count in the studied groups.

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Dermatoglyphic indices	Control		Mildly handicapped	Severely handicapped
Finger print patterns (%)
A	4.6		5.2	6.7
U	52.8		71.2	77.0
R	4.1		1.5	2.0
W	38.5		22.1	14.3
Simian crease (%)	0		36.6	69.4
Total ridge count
Males	166.5		148.6	135.6
Females	160.9		130.9	122.4

Note: Number of samples in mildly and severely handicapped patients and control group are 41, 61, and 200 respectively.