Comparison of Androgenic Alopecia Distribution Among Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Women in Isfahan City: A Brief Report
September 2014
in “
Tehran University Medical Journal TUMS Publications
”
Studysummary This study found no significant relationship between type II diabetes and androgenic alopecia in women, suggesting further research is needed to explore this potential link in both genders and with more detailed insulin resistance measures. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
This study investigated the distribution of androgenic alopecia among women with type II diabetes compared to healthy women in Isfahan City, Iran. The case-control study included 141 women in each group, with participants selected randomly and assessed for alopecia severity using the Ludwish criteria. The results showed no significant association between type II diabetes and androgenic alopecia, even after adjusting for body mass index. The study concluded that there was no significant relationship between type II diabetes and androgenic alopecia in the sample population, suggesting the need for further research to explore this relationship in both genders and consider insulin resistance indices.
