DERMATOGLYPHIC TRAITS OF BRAZILIAN GOLFERS

ABSTRACT Played all over the world, golf has gained popularity, for it is a sport that depends on individual abilities. For this reason the search for tools that aim to seek and guide its respective talented players has become very important. Therefore, this study had the objective of comparing the distribution of the dermatoglyphic indicators of high performance golfers and of a group control of non-athletes. The sample was composed of 46 individuals with paired age and gender, divided into two groups: the Group Golf (GG), composed of 23 golfers, and the Group Control (GC), composed of 23 individuals control randomly selected. The golfers, part of the Project Golf Brazil of the Brazilian Golf Confederation, were between 11 and 21 years old. The results demonstrated that the number of lines in the pattern was of six possible variables of fingerprint (MESQL1, MESQL2, MESQL4, MESQL5, SQTLE, SQTL) is significantly higher in the golfers (GG) when compared to the group control (GC). When observed the qualitative variables, i. e., the pattern type, significant diferences where observed between the groups, since the golfers (GG) presented more Radial Loops (RL) in MDT5 when compared to the group control (GC). The results found in this study demonstrated that the dermatoglyphic profile of high performance golfers differ from the non-athlete population.

【摘要】高尔夫运动风靡全球，因其是一项依托个人竞技能力的体育运动，故而广受追捧。正因如此，研发用于发掘与培养优秀高尔夫选手的辅助工具已成为学界与业界的重要课题。为此，本研究旨在对比高水平高尔夫运动员与非运动员对照组的皮纹（dermatoglyphic）指标分布差异。本研究共纳入46名年龄与性别匹配的受试者，分为两组：高尔夫组（Group Golf, GG）包含23名高尔夫运动员，对照组（Group Control, GC）为随机选取的23名非运动员受试者。这些高尔夫运动员均为巴西高尔夫联合会“巴西高尔夫计划（Project Golf Brazil）”的注册成员，年龄介于11至21岁之间。研究结果显示，在6项指纹皮纹变量（MESQL1、MESQL2、MESQL4、MESQL5、SQTLE、SQTL）中，高尔夫组（GG）的皮纹纹线数量均显著高于对照组（GC）。针对定性变量（即皮纹图案类型）的分析显示，两组间同样存在显著差异：高尔夫组（GG）在MDT5指标中出现桡箕（Radial Loops, RL）的数量显著多于对照组（GC）。本研究结果证实，高水平高尔夫运动员的皮纹特征与非运动员群体存在显著差异。