Lancet. 2000 Sep 30;356(9236):1165-6 “Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance”
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Lancet. 2000 Sep 30;356(9236):1165-6.
Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance.
Matilainen V, Koskela P, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S.
Abstract
The previously proven association between androgenetic, alopecia and serious cardiovascular events raises a question of the common pathogenetic mechanism of these disorders. Our practice-based case-control study in men aged 19-50 years showed a strikingly increased risk of hyperinsulinaemia and insulin-resistance-associated disorders such as obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in men with early onset of alopecia (<35), compared with age-matched controls.
This finding supports the hypothesis that early androgenetic alopecia could be a clinical marker of insulin resistance.
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PMID: 11030300 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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