Adnan Zafar, Muhammad Mudusar Hassan, Shahzad Akram.
Early Androgenetic Alopecia as a Predictor of Ischemic Heart Disease.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(1):375-8.

Aim : To predict the relationship between Androgenetic alopecia and ischemic heart diseases . Methodology: This case control multicenter study was conducted in Cardiology Department, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, Services Hospital, Lahore and Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur. Study was accomplished in 12 months from August 2016 to August 2017, Ethical approval was obtained from all institutions and informed consent was also taken by all patient regarding inclusion in study. Statistical data was analyzed by using Computer software SPSS version 23. Numerical variables age, AGA duration, WC and BMI of the pts were presented as SD and mean. Results: Overall 184 patients were selected in this study; after dividing them into two equal groups 92( 50%) in each , we named them as case (Group A) and control (Group B) respectively. The mean age, AGA duration, WC and BMI of the patients of group A were 23.80+/-2.12 years, 7.58+/-2.16, 101.79+/-2.85cm, and 25.13+/-2.12 kg/m2 respectively. While, the mean age, WC and BMI of the patients of group B was 26.17+/-1.80 years, 91.84+/-2.25 cm and 22.97+/-1.65kg/m2 respectively. There were 66( 71.7%) and 65( 70.7%) smokers for the group A and B respectively. There were 65 (70.7%) patients of AGA history in group A, while it was only 30 (32.6%) in group B. There were 33 (35.9%) patients of CVD family history in group A, and only 9 (9.8%) in group B. Conclusion: The results of our study revealed that significantly high incidence of ischemic heart disease was present in individuals with Androgenetic alopecia, similarly SBP, DBP, cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL level were also found high. So it can be con cluded that Androgenetic Alopecia is an indicator of ischemic heart disease.

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