Prevalence, Severity, and Associated Factors of Androgenetic Alopecia in the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic: A Retrospective Study

December 2019 in “ IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology ”

Jagdish Sakhiya, Dhruv Sakhiya, Mihir Modi, Suneil P Gandhi, Feral Daruwala

androgenetic alopecia AGA family history type I type II grade I male pattern baldness female pattern baldness

TLDR Androgenetic alopecia is more common in Indian men than women, and family history is a strong risk factor.

The study investigated the prevalence and severity of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) in an Indian population, involving 210 patients with AGA and a control group of 50 non-AGA patients. Results showed that AGA was more prevalent in men (79%) than in women (21%), with type I and II being the most common in men and grade I in women. In men, AGA prevalence and severity were positively correlated with age, although not statistically significant for prevalence. In women, neither prevalence nor severity correlated with age. A significant finding was that family history was a strong risk factor for AGA (OR: 16.86, 95% CI: 5.14-55.30, P =.000). The study concluded that AGA prevalence in India was higher than in previous studies on Asians and Caucasians, with family history being a pivotal risk factor.

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