Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia in Korean Patients Showed No Significant Relationship with Medical Comorbidities

January 2016 in “ 대한피부과학회지 ”

Noo Ri Lee

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TLDR Early-onset hair loss in Koreans isn't linked to other health issues.

The study investigated the relationship between early-onset androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and medical comorbidities in a Korean population, involving 810 patients with AGA and 227 control subjects. The results showed no statistically significant differences in medical comorbidities or serologic test results between the early-onset AGA group and controls, except for aspartate aminotransferase levels. The study concluded that there was no significant relationship between early-onset AGA and medical comorbidities, suggesting the need for further case-control prospective studies to explore this relationship more precisely.

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