Survey of Androgenetic Alopecia in Liangshan District

    January 2010 in “ The Chinese Journal of Dermatovenereology ”
    Wang RenLi, Wang TingLin, Cao LiSheng, Hu YuChuan, Sheng YiWei, Zhou Cheng, Ding XiaoLan, Zheng DeQin, Gui Bing, Zhu XingCai, Xu Zhong, Tang Ying, Zhang JianZhong
    TLDR Androgenetic alopecia is more common in Chinese Han than in Chinese Yi in Liangshan.
    The study aimed to determine the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in the Liangshan district through a community-based survey involving 2,331 participants. The results showed that 15.4% of the participants had AGA, with a standardized prevalence of 15.5%. The prevalence was significantly higher in males (25.4%) compared to females (7.5%). Additionally, the prevalence among the Chinese Han population (17.2%) was significantly higher than that among the Chinese Yi population (9.3%). The study concluded that AGA was more prevalent in Chinese Han than in Chinese Yi in the Liangshan district.
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