Role of Vitamin D in Female Pattern Hair Loss Among Iraqi Women: A Case- Control Study | ||
| The Medical Journal of Basrah University | ||
| Article 7, Volume 38, Issue 2, December 2020, Pages 55-64 PDF (470.9 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33762/mjbu.2020.127206.1026 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samer Abdulameer Dhaher* 1; Mehad H Alwan2 | ||
| 1University of Basrah College of Medicine | ||
| 2Basrah Health Directorate | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Low serum level of Vitamin D may have a potential role in the pathogenesis of female pattern hair loss (FPHL). Aims: to evaluate serum vitamin D level in Iraqi women with female pattern hair loss and compare it with normal healthy control. Settings and Design: A prospective, case–control study was carried out on 190 women: 95 patients with FPHL aged ≥15 years and 95 healthy age-matched control. Methods and Material: The diagnosis and severity of FPHL were based on clinical examination and using Ludwig classification. All participants were investigated for vitamin D level, alkaline phosphatase, and others. Data were collected and statistically analyzed. Results: The mean± SD level for vitamin D was significantly lower in FPHL group than control (13.8±2.6 ng/mL vs 37.6±4.7ng/mL, p<0.001). Eighty two patients (86.1%) of FPHL group and 35 (36.9%) of control group had low vitamin D level (p<0.001). Alkaline phosphatase level was significantly elevated in 77of FPHL compared to control group((81% versus 19%, p <0.001). Low vitamin D level was significantly correlated with duration of hair loss , alkaline phosphatase elevation and bone pain. Conclusions: Women with low serum vitamin D level, would have a high potential for development of FPHL suggesting that vitamin D may have a possible role in the etiopathogenesis of this pattern of hair loss.. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Vitamin D,,; ,،,؛Female,,; ,،,؛Pattern,,; ,،,؛Hair,,; ,،,؛Loss | ||
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