Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance

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 insu...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2000-09, Vol.356 (9236), p.1165-1166
Main Authors: Matilainen, Veikko, Koskela, Pentti, Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alopecia - epidemiology
Alopecia - etiology
Alopecia - genetics
Antihypertensive Agents - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Biomarkers
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular diseases
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Etiopathogenesis. Screening. Investigations. Target tissue resistance
Finland - epidemiology
Humans
Hypertension
Hypoglycemic Agents - adverse effects
Insulin Resistance
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction
Risk Factors
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Summary: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 dislipidaemia in men with early onset of alopecia (
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02763-X