Compare androgenic alopecia in diabetics and non-diabetics with coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND : Male androgenic alopecia or male pattern baldness is a type of hair loss can not be considered a disease of the male type. This situation typically found in men who are genetically predisposed to this condition occurs and is actually a physiological response to androgens, or male hormones is their bodies.(1) Sex hormones are specific receptors in human scalp hair For this reason, these hormones can contribute to hair loss(2,3) The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between androgenetic alopecia and diabetes, because both are related to endocrine system and may also be effective this genetic predisposition to diabetes Methods : This paper presents a cross-sectional study that has been done in the angiographic site of Army University of Medical Sciences in Tehran (502 hospital) Sample making random sampling of diabetic patients with coronary artery disease . Diabetic males (the incidence of diabetes is at least 5 years) and non-diabetic with coronary artery disease who were aged between 33 to 81 years selected. The sample size was calculated based Cochran on 74 peopels were studied The results were analyzed with spss version 18 RESULTS: In this study on 74 cases of diabetic and non diabetic males had at least one coronary artery Involved . Spearman correlation coefficient between diabetes and androgenetic alopecia has been (p=0.088) CONCLUSIONS: From this study we can conclude that there is a significant relationship between androgenetic alopecia and diabetes. We can conclude that baldness is related to male sex hormones associated with diabetes and people with androgenetic alopecia are advised to check the status of endocrine and diabetes earlier than normal people Keywords: coronary artery disease, Diabetes, androgenetic alopecia References: 1.Soni, V. (2009). "Androgenic alopecia: A counterproductive outcome of the anabolic effect of androgens." Medical hypotheses 73(3): 420-426. 2. Yip, L., et al. (2011). "Role of genetics and sex steroid hormones in male androgenetic alopecia and female pattern hair loss: an update of what we now know." Australasian Journal of Dermatology 52(2): 81-88. 3.Laaksonen, D. E., et al. (2004). "Testosterone and sex hormone–binding globulin predict the metabolic syndrome and diabetes in middle-aged men." Diabetes care 27(5): 1036-1041.

coronary artery disease, Diabetes, androgenetic alopecia