Androgenetic alopecia as an indicator of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk
BLOOD PRESSURE, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.141-148, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.3109/08037051.2015.1111021
- Dergi Adı: BLOOD PRESSURE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.141-148
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Androgenetic alopecia, arterial stiffness, cardiovascular risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome
- Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Numerous studies have investigated a probable association between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) by researching limited and dispersed parameters. We aimed to evaluate both traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in male patients with early-onset AGA. This case-control study included 68 participants: 51 male patients with early-onset AGA and 17 healthy male controls. Patients with AGA were classified into three groups according to the Hamilton-Norwood scale and the presence of vertex hair loss. Traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors were examined in all study subjects. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed in 25 patients with AGA and in two control subjects (p<0.05). The carotid intima-media thickness values were found to be significantly higher in patients with vertex pattern AGA than in patients without vertex baldness and controls (p<0.05). The pulse-wave velocity values were also found to be significantly higher in patients (p<0.001). A limitation of this study was the small study population. In conclusion, vertex pattern AGA appears to be a marker for early atherosclerosis. This finding supports the hypothesis that early-onset AGA alone could be an independent risk factor for CVD and metabolic syndrome.