Male Pattern Baldness and Coronary Artery Disease -- A Link via Insulin Resistance?

January 2000 in “ Journal watch ”

JP Callen

androgenetic alopecia insulin resistance coronary artery disease male pattern baldness

TLDR Early baldness in men might be linked to heart disease due to insulin resistance.

The study suggested a potential link between early-onset androgenetic alopecia (before 35 years of age) and coronary artery disease, proposing that insulin resistance might be the connecting factor. This conclusion was based on a case-control study conducted in Finland involving 154 men aged 19 and older. The researchers observed that men with early-onset androgenetic alopecia might have an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, potentially due to underlying insulin resistance.

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