The Investigation of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Male Patients with Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia

April 2011 in “ European Journal of Dermatology ”

Ceyda Tanzer Mumcuoglu, Tugba Rezan Ekmekci, Sema Ucak

androgenetic alopecia insulin resistance HOMA-IR FIRI metabolic syndrome AGA

TLDR Early balding men may have insulin resistance, but lifestyle changes can help.

Male patients with early-onset androgenetic alopecia (AGA) have insulin resistance, as indicated by high scores of HOMA-IR and FIRI. However, there was no significant difference between the AGA group and the control group with respect to the presence of metabolic syndrome. The study suggests that lifestyle changes in the early period of life can reduce the risk of insulin resistance.

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