Male Balding Is a Major Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19

    July 2020 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    Justin B. Lee, Ahmed Yousaf, Wei Fang, Michael S. Kolodney
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    TLDR Men with severe balding have a higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19.
    The document reports a study that found male balding to be a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19. The study analyzed data from 1,941 hospitalized males tested for COVID-19 from the UK Biobank, considering variables such as age, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes. The severity of balding was self-reported by participants using images adapted from the Hamilton-Norwood scale. The results showed that the likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 increased with the severity of balding. Specifically, patients with severe hair loss (pattern 4) had a significantly higher chance of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to those with no hair loss (pattern 1), with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.408 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.004-1.972, p=0.0468). The study supports previous observations and suggests that severe androgenic alopecia may be an indicator to help identify and protect those at greater risk of hospitalization for COVID-19.
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