Open AccessAssociation of androgenetic alopecia with metabolic syndrome: A case–control study on 100 patients in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Kapil Kumar,
Y Hari Kishan Kumar,
Vivekananda Neladimmanahally
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_650_17
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , waist , triglyceride , tertiary care , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , statistical significance , psychosocial , case control study , national cholesterol education program , hair loss , body mass index , endocrinology , cholesterol , obesity , dermatology , psychiatry
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common cause of hair loss. Although it is a medically benign condition, it can have a significant psychosocial impact on patients. "Metabolic syndrome" (MetS) is a collection of clinical signs that focus on cardiovascular and diabetes-related parameters. Despite the high burden of AGA and MetS in India, specific data on the participants are relatively sparse.