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Table 2 Frequency of different diagonal ear lobe crease severity grades (n = 655)

From: Diagonal earlobe crease and long-term survival after myocardial infarction

 

Severity grade

n

%

Right ear (n = 642)

0

102

15.89

 

1

172

26.79

 

2

254

39.56

 

3

114

17.76

Left ear (n = 640)

0

101

15.78

 

1

169

26.41

 

2

261

40.78

 

3

109

17.03

Ear with strongest severity

0

68

10.38

 

1

145

22.14

 

2

292

44.58

 

3

150

22.90

Aggregate of both ears (n = 627)

0

62

9.89

 

1

49

7.81

 

2

105

16.75

 

3

105

16.75

 

4

170

27.11

 

5

63

10.05

 

6

73

11.64

Grade 2 or 3 on ≥ 1 ear

   

No

 

213

32.52

Yes

 

442

67.48

Grade 3 on ≥ 1 ear

   

No

 

505

77.10

Yes

 

150

22.90