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Ear‐Lobe Creases and Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Doering Carmen,
Ruhsenberger Chris,
Phillips David S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00290.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ear lobe , diabetes mellitus , obesity , coronary heart disease , heart disease , disease , cardiology , surgery , endocrinology
In 50 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and 38 controls, comparative data on age, sex, serum cholesterol level, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking habits, and ear‐lobe creases were analyzed statistically. After adjustment for age differences, the factors which chiefly distinguished the two groups were the incidences of smoking, obesity, diabetes, and ear‐lobe creases. Of these, the ear‐lobe crease seemed to be correlated best with CHD, and may prove to be a useful diagnostic sign.