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Male Pattern Baldness And Coronary Heart Disease: The Physicians' Health Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
Male Pattern Baldness And Coronary Heart Disease: The Physicians' Health Study, Paulo A. Lotufo
Paulo A Lotufo
Is baldness a risk factor for heart attack? Aim: To examine the association between male pattern baldness and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events. Desing, setting and participants:Retrospective cohort study among 22,071 US male physicians aged 40 to 84 years enrolled in the Physicians' Health Study. Of these, 19,112 were free of CHD at baseline and completed a questionnaire at the 11-year follow-up concerning their pattern of hair loss at age 45 years. Response options included no hair loss, frontal baldness only, or frontal baldness with mild, moderate, or severe vertex baldness. Main outcome measures: Coronary heart disease …