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- Title
Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance.
- Authors
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.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2000, Vol 356, Issue 9236, p1165
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Commentary
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02763-X