Baldness and coronary heart disease risk factors

摘要: The present report focuses on the association between baldness pattern and coronary heart disease risk factors in 872 male factory workers from southern Italy participating an epidemiological study. Participants were divided according to presence or absence of pattern. with fronto-occipital (male-type baldness) (n = 280) characterized by hair loss centered over vertex m-shaped frontal-temporal recession had, average, higher serum cholesterol blood pressure compared participants no 321) and/or just frontal 273). For cholesterol, a significant interaction was detected age (i.e. elevated levels became weaker age). No detectable for pressure. results this cross-sectional study indicate that male-type is associated CHD profile, relation differs younger older men.