Risks for Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Diseases in Both Male and Female Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia
July 2015
in “
Egyptian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
”
TLDR People with androgenetic alopecia, both men and women, are more likely to develop heart diseases in the future.
The 2015 study conducted by the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University involved 100 participants, 50 with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and 50 controls. The research found that both male and female patients with AGA had statistically significant differences in waist circumference, BMI, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, fibrinogen, and insulin resistance compared to controls. Triglycerides, cholesterol, metabolic syndrome (MS), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and sex hormone binding globulin were significantly elevated in male patients only. The study concluded that both male and female patients with AGA are more susceptible to future cardiovascular diseases compared to those without AGA.
