Thursday, March 13, 2014

Men with male-pattern androgenetic alopecia, higher BMI experienced greater baldness

A better BMI was linked with more serious hair fall in men with male-pattern androgenetic alopecia, based on recent study results.
Twenty three men (12.2%) were heavy and 53 (28%) were heavy.
Male-routine AGA was shown by 142 guies (75.1%);104 had light-to-average AGA (levels I to IV) and 38 had serious AGA (standards V to VII). In the male-routine AGA cohort, men with acute alopecia had a greater BMI (25.1 kg/m2) compared with men with light-to-average AGA (22.8 kg/m2; P=.01).
Forty seven men (24.9%) experienced female-pattern baldness, including 27 with light-to-average AGA and 20 with serious AGA.
After multivariate adjustments, heavy or fat men (BMI≥24 kg/m2) with male-design AGA had a greater danger of serious alopecia (OR=3.52; 95% CI, 1.57-8.04). In men with female-design AGA, univariate and multivariate logistic regression failed to show an important AGA severity-BMI correlation coefficient.
“In [patients] with AGA, particularly individuals with male pattern of early start, an increased severity of alopecia is correlated having a higher amount of obesity,” the researchers concluded. “Additional studies to elucidate the mechanism underlying their organization will lend into a better comprehension of the pathogenesis of AGA and could shed new light in the creation of new treatment modalities.”
Disclosure: The researchers report no related financial disclosures.

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