Androgenetic Alopecia as a Marker of Metabolic Syndrome

June 2021 in “ Journal of pharmaceutical research international ”

Faryal Hussain Memon, Abdul Qadir, Pardeep Kumar … Syed Adnan Ali Shah

androgenetic alopecia metabolic syndrome AGA

Studysummary This study found that metabolic syndrome was present in 10.1% of adult male patients with androgenetic alopecia, with higher prevalence in those over 40 and from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

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