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

    January 2011 in “ European Journal of Dermatology ”
    Ceyda Tanzer Mumcuoglu, Tugba Rezan Ekmekci, Sema Ucak
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    Studysummary In this study, higher scores of HOMA-IR and FIRI suggested that male patients with early-onset androgenetic alopecia may have insulin resistance, although no significant differences in metabolic syndrome were found compared to controls. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
    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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