Study of Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Androgenetic Alopecia

    October 2018 in “ International Journal of Research in Dermatology ”
    M. Mahitha Devi, P. S. Raju, K V T Gopal, T. Prasada Rao
    TLDR People with androgenetic alopecia are more likely to have metabolic syndrome.
    The study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in patients with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) by comparing 75 patients with AGA to 75 age and sex-matched controls. The results showed that 33.3% of AGA patients had MS compared to 14% of controls, which was statistically significant (p=0.007). Additionally, AGA patients had significantly higher levels of triglycerides (p=0.002), LDL (p=0.024), lower HDL (p=0.0001), and a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (p=0.004). The study concluded that there was a clear association between AGA and MS, suggesting the need for early screening for dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and MS in AGA patients to prevent long-term morbidity.
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