A number of studies have shown an association between male pattern baldness (MPB) and cardiovascular disease. Few of these studies, however, have examined whether MPB is a novel risk factor, or is associated with abnormalities of established coronary risk factors. We have therefore performed an analysis of MPB and cardiovascular risk factors in the general population. A total of 1219 male participants aged 18–70 years from the Victorian Family Heart Study were surveyed using a validated questionnaire for degree and pattern of baldness. Carefully standardized measures of height, weight, blood pressure, pulse rate, total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and plasma fibrinogen were made. Subjects were grouped according to the degree and pattern of baldness as: no baldness, frontal baldness and vertex baldness. Bald men were older than non-bald men (P < 0.0001). Age was also associated with increased levels of coronary risk factors (P < 0.0001). When multiple regression was used to adjust for age differences, the levels of coronary risk factors were not significantly different between the bald and non-bald groups. The lack of association between baldness and established coronary risk factors implies that baldness may predispose to coronary heart disease through novel mechanisms yet to be defined.
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March 05 2001
Male pattern baldness is not associated with established cardiovascular risk factors in the general population
Justine A. ELLIS;
Justine A. ELLIS
1Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Margaret STEBBING;
Margaret STEBBING
1Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Stephen B. HARRAP
1Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
Correspondence: Professor Stephen B. Harrap (e-mail [email protected]).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
July 24 2000
Revision Received:
January 05 2001
Accepted:
January 12 2001
Online ISSN: 1470-8736
Print ISSN: 0143-5221
The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society © 2001
2001
Clin Sci (Lond) (2001) 100 (4): 401–404.
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Received:
July 24 2000
Revision Received:
January 05 2001
Accepted:
January 12 2001
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Justine A. ELLIS, Margaret STEBBING, Stephen B. HARRAP; Male pattern baldness is not associated with established cardiovascular risk factors in the general population. Clin Sci (Lond) 1 April 2001; 100 (4): 401–404. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/cs1000401
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