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Effect of Behavioral Factors on Severity of Female Pattern Hair Loss: An Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis
- Source :
- International Journal of Medical Sciences
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is one of the most common types of hair loss with complex genetic predisposition. A frontal pattern hair loss with ponytail hairstyle is pervasively seen among young Chinese women. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the severity of FPHL and behavioral factors which include dietary, and sleep habits, and to test the hypothesis on whether ponytail hairstyle is an independent factor that increases the risks of being more severe on the FPHL scale. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was performed with a structured questionnaire in this study. The severity of FPHL was graded according to basic and specific (BASP) classifications. Ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the factors related to the severity of FPHL. Results: 1,825 participants with different severities of FPHL completed the questionnaire. Ordinal logistic regression analysis revealed that the age group between thirty and forty years (OR:2.03, 95% CI: 1.56,2. 65), insufficient time with poor quality (OR:1.30, 95% CI: 1.05,1.62), presence of alcohol consumption (OR:2.15, 95% CI: 1.14,4.42), ponytail hairstyles (OR:2.03, 95% CI: 1.40,2.96), and oily scalps (OR:2.00, 95% CI: 1.65,2.43) were risk factors which increased the odds of being in the more severe type of FPHL, compared to the age group that ranged from eighteen to thirty years, sufficient sleep with good quality, without alcohol consumption, ponytail hairstyles, and oily scalps. Conclusion: Avoiding alcohol consumption and ponytail hairstyles, in combination with proper control of scalp oil, improve sleep quality with sufficient time may help prevent FPHL from deteriorating to the more severe type.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
China
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
alcohol consumption
Odds
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
traction
Asian People
Risk Factors
Genetic predisposition
Medicine
Humans
Sleep quality
business.industry
Alopecia
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL)
medicine.anatomical_structure
Hair loss
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Sufficient time
Scalp
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Female
Ordered logit
business
Alcohol consumption
Research Paper
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14491907
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of medical sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d163d6165314cfbde5c4c3a93fea47bc