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The study compared the quality of life (QoL) between patients with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and alopecia areata (AA) using the hair-specific Skindex-29 score. It found that AGA patients had significantly higher symptom scale scores than AA patients. QoL in AGA patients was more affected if the onset age was in their 20s, the disease duration was less than 6 months or more than 5 years, and the severity was mild. For AA patients, QoL was more impacted if the onset age was in their 30s and the severity was moderate. The study highlighted the need for clinicians to understand the specific factors affecting QoL in AGA and AA patients to improve patient well-being.