한국인 안드로겐성 탈모 환자에서 BASP classification에 따른 안드로겐성 탈모와 심혈관 질환 위험 요소와의 연관성

Dept. of Medicine/박사Background: There have been many studies on the relationships between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and cardiovascular risk factors; however, the study results areinconsistent, and research on AGA in Asians remains insufficient. Objectives: This study investigated the relationships between Korean AGA and various cardiovascular risk factors, considering lifestyle, type of hair loss, and sex. Methods and Results: This study investigated subjects who visited Wonju Severance Christian Hospital for public or industrial health medical examinations between October 2012 and December 2014. We performed anthropometric measurements and a blood test and administered a questionnaire. Among the 1,884 total subjects, 52.6% had AGA. AGA patients had significantly higher prevalence of hypertension (p<0.0001), diabetes mellitus (p<0.0001), stroke (p=0.0026), dyslipidemia (p=0.0175), cardiovascular disease (p=0.0163), smoking (p<0.0001), and drinking (p<0.0001) than did the non-AGA group. Subgroup analysis showed that M-type (71.8%) and L-type (90.7%) were the most frequent basic types in male and female AGA patients, and F-type and FV-type were most common specific types in both AGA group. Higher prevalence rates of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and smoking were observed in male AGA patients. Late-onset AGA patients had higher prevalence of hypertension (p