Table 5.

Comparison of associated comorbidities among studied cases

Associated comorbidities	No hair problems n = 193 (%)	Hair problems n = 307 (%)	Test of significance
Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Hypercoagulation Psychiatric conditions Hypothyroidism	37 (19.2) 9 (4.7) 0 9 (4.7) 7 (3.6)	18 (5.9) 6 (2.0) 20 (6.5) 0 10 (3.3)	χ2 = 21.44, p < 0.001* χ2 = 2.98, p = 0.084 χ2 = 13.09, p < 0.001* χ2 = 14.58, p < 0.001* χ2 = 0.049, p = 0.806

χ²: Chi-square test

^*Statistically significant