Incidence of alopecia and hair loss among female active component service members, 2010-2022.

    September 2024 in “ PubMed ”
    Alexis A McQuistan, Thomas D. Wilkerson, Sithembile L Mabila
    TLDR Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic female service members have the highest rates of hair loss.
    This study investigated the incidence of hair loss among U.S. female active component service members from 2010 to 2022, focusing on types of hair loss and racial/ethnic disparities. It highlighted challenges in estimating traction alopecia due to the lack of specific diagnosis codes. The study found an overall alopecia incidence rate of 804.4 per 100,000 person-years, with Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women experiencing the highest rates at 1,138.7 and 1,013.6 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. Non-Hispanic Black women were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with alopecia compared to their non-Hispanic White counterparts.
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