Original Article
Association of Androgenic Alopecia with Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s):
Elham Behrangi, Zahra Azizian*, Fatemeh Shakeri Ardestani, Zeinab Najafi and Seyyed Hossein Vakili
Background: There are some debates about the association between metabolic syndrome and androgenic alopecia. Regarding the controversies, this study was conducted to determine the association between metabolic syndrome and androgenic alopecia. Materials and methods: In this case-control study, the case group included those subjects with androgenic alopecia attending to dermatology clinic of two training hospitals (n=57) and the control group was selected subjects attending to these hospitals without androgenic alopecia (n=54). The blood sample was obtained and assessed for FBS, TG, LDL, TC, and HDL levels. The weight and height (for body mass index), waist circumference, and blood pressure were assessed in both groups and were recorded in checklist. Finally the frequency rate of metabolic syndrome was compared between two .. Read More»
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