DOI: https://doi.org/10.22263/2312-4156.2018.5.142
Tikhonovskaya I.V.
Abdominal obesity and androgenetic alopecia in male patients of the dermatological profile
Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
Vestnik VGMU. 2018;17(5):142-147.
Abstract.
The prevention of cardiovascular diseases is one of the major directions of medicine. Abdominal obesity is the main sign in the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, complications of which are cardiovascular diseases. Depending on the population, onset and clinical manifestations androgenetic alopecia can be associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence rate of abdominal obesity and androgenetic alopecia in dermatological male patients.
Material and methods. One hundred male patients at the age of 30 years and older who had different skin pathologies were observed. Clinical, anthropometric methods of investigation were used.
Results. All examined patients were able-bodied (mean age – 50,9±11,6 years). Abdominal obesity was diagnosed in 62 (62%) of patients, 44 (44%) of them had androgenetic alopecia with the predominance of its vertex type of mild and moderate severity. Thirty (68,1%) male patients with androgenetic alopecia suffered from abdominal obesity, this occurred more frequently than in patients without androgenetic alopecia – 32 (57,1%) persons. Seventeen (40,4%) patients with the vertex type of androgenetic alopecia had arterial hypertension of various severity degree, this occurred more often than in patients without androgenetic alopecia – 14 (25%) subjects. The combination of androgenetic alopecia, arterial hypertension and abdominal obesity was observed in 13 (29,5%) male patients. The combination of androgenetic alopecia, arterial hypertension and psoriasis was observed in 12 male patients (27,2%). The combination of androgenetic alopecia, arterial hypertension, abdominal obesity and psoriasis was observed in 11 male patients (25%).
Conclusions. Further studies are needed for drawing definitive conclusions concerning the combination of these diseases and possible pathogenetic connection between them.
Key words: androgenetic alopecia, abdominal obesity, psoriasis.
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Tikhonovskaya I.V. – Candidate of Medical Sciences, associate professor of the Chair of Dermatovenerology, Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University.
Correspondence address: Republic of Belarus, 210009, Vitebsk, 27 Frunze ave., Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University, Chair of Dermatovenerology. E-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра. – Irina V. Tikhonovskaya.
