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Is There Really Relationship between Androgenetic Alopecia and Metabolic Syndrome?
Joint Authors
Ozbas Gok, Seyran
Akin Belli, Asli
Dervis, Emine
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
There are several studies investigating the relationship between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) with conflicting results.
Objective.
We sought to investigate whether there is a relationship between AGA and MS.
Methods.
A case-control study including 74 male patients with AGA and 42 male controls was conducted.
Age, duration of AGA, AGA onset age, anthropometric measures, body mass index, lipid parameters, fasting blood glucose, blood pressure, and presence of MS were recorded.
Results.
Of the 74 male AGA patients (age range 20–50 years, mean 32.14), 24 were in stage 2, 26 were in stage 3, 17 were in stage 3V, 1 was in stage 5, and 6 were in stage 7.
There was no significant difference in the rate of MS between AGA and control groups ( P = 0.135 ) .
Among the evaluated parameters, only systolic blood pressure in AGA group was significantly higher than control group.
Conclusion.
In contrast to the most of the previous studies, our study does not support the link between AGA and MS.
To exclude confounding factors such as advanced age and therefore metabolic disturbances, further studies are needed with large group of AGA patients including different age groups and varying severity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ozbas Gok, Seyran& Akin Belli, Asli& Dervis, Emine. 2015. Is There Really Relationship between Androgenetic Alopecia and Metabolic Syndrome?. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061116
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ozbas Gok, Seyran…[et al.]. Is There Really Relationship between Androgenetic Alopecia and Metabolic Syndrome?. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061116
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ozbas Gok, Seyran& Akin Belli, Asli& Dervis, Emine. Is There Really Relationship between Androgenetic Alopecia and Metabolic Syndrome?. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061116
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061116