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Ellis JA, Stebbing M, Harrap SB (2001) Male pattern baldness is not associated with established cardiovascular risk factors in the general population. Clin Sci (Lond) 100:401-404
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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="">
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