Male Androgenetic Alopecia: Population-Based Study in 1,005 Subjects
July 2009
in “
International Journal of Trichology
”
TLDR 58% of men aged 30-50 have hair loss, with severity increasing with age.
This study examined the prevalence and pattern of male androgenetic alopecia in a population-based sample of 1,005 men aged 30-50 years. 58% of the participants were found to have AGA, with Grade II being the most common type (27.27%), followed by Grade I (22.12%) and Grade III (21.78%). The prevalence increased with age, while the grade also increased as age went up. 12.9% had grades IV to VI which would benefit from hair transplantation, while 44.1% had grades I to III and are potential candidates for medical treatment.
