An Overview of Risk Factors for Androgenetic Alopecia Among Women at Pasar Ambacang, Kuranji, Padang

The study "An overview of risk factors for androgenetic alopecia among women at Pasar Ambacang, Kuranji, Padang" is a descriptive, cross-sectional study involving 40 women with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). The study found that AGA was most common in women over 65 years old (32.5%), those who were overweight (32.5%), married with childbearing (87.5%), and had a family history of AGA from either the father (57.5%) or mother (75%). Most of the respondents did not have hypertension (65%), type-2 diabetes mellitus (92.5%), or polycystic ovarian syndrome (100%). The majority of respondents had menarche (95%), regular menstrual cycles (95%), and were non-menopausal (67.5%). The most common type of AGA was the type I Ludwig Classification (67.5%). The study concluded that AGA in women is most likely to occur in those over 65, overweight, married with childbearing, with regular menstrual cycles, non-menopausal, and with a paternal or maternal history of AGA. Risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and polycystic ovarian syndrome were found to be less common.