The Prognostic Value of Androgenetic Alopecia and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Men with COVID-19: A Prospective Multidisciplinary Observational Study of 766 Patients from Turkey

    October 2022 in “ Journal of health sciences and medicine ”
    Çağrı Turan, Nurcan Metin, Türkantuğba YILDIZ>, Selcen CAFEROĞLU SKAT>, Ahmet Emre Cinislioglu, Nazan CİNİSLİOĞLU
    TLDR Middle-aged and elderly men with BPH had higher hospitalization rates for COVID-19.
    This study evaluated 766 men with COVID-19 in Turkey to assess the prognostic value of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The study found no significant prognostic value of AGA in younger patients, but middle-aged and elderly patients with the Gabrin sign showed poorer outcomes in terms of oxygen saturation and lymphocyte count. Although AGA was not a significant prognostic indicator, hospitalization rates were notably higher in middle-aged and elderly patients with BPH, suggesting a potential link to the androgen-mediated COVID-19 severity hypothesis. However, no significant relationship was found between BPH and ICU transfer or mortality.
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