Frequency of Deranged Blood Lipids in Male Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia

The study conducted at Fauji Foundation Hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January to June 2015, involved 150 male patients aged 25-65 years with androgenetic alopecia and found that a significant majority had abnormal blood lipid levels. Specifically, 87.3% of the participants had high triglyceride levels, and 69.3% had low HDL cholesterol levels. The research concluded that there is a high frequency of deranged serum lipids among males with androgenetic alopecia, which could indicate an increased risk of early-onset cardiovascular disease, highlighting the need for cardiovascular risk screening in these patients.