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. 2019 Jan 9;14(1):e0208118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208118

Table 5. Percentage of recovery by years after chemotherapy.

Patients per group Percentage of recovery
<30% 40–70% >80% total*
Scalp hair recovery
<1 year group 29 (13.2%) 75 (34.1%) 116 (52.7%) 220**
1–2 yeays group 12 (3.5%) 111 (32.5%) 219 (64.0%) 342
2–3 years group 10 (3.5%) 96 (33.7%) 179 (62.8%) 285
3–4 years group 8 (3.7%) 70 (32.0%) 141 (64.4%) 219
4–5 years group 12 (6.0%) 71 (35.3%) 118 (58.7%) 201
Eyebrow recovery
<1 year group 58 (14.3%) 121 (29.7%) 228 (56.0%) 407
1–2 yeays group 16 (4.7%) 89 (25.9%) 239 (69.5%) 344
2–3 years group 13 (4.6%) 63 (22.4%) 205 (73.0%) 281
3–4 years group 17 (7.8%) 52 (23.7%) 150 (68.5%) 219
4–5 years group 15 (7.4%) 57 (28.2%) 130 (64.4%) 202
Eyelash recovery
<1 year group 64 (15.9%) 154 (38.2%) 185 (45.9%) 403
1–2 yeays group 9 (2.6%) 107 (31.2%) 227 (66.2%) 343
2–3 years group 12 (4.3%) 92 (33.0%) 175 (62.7%) 279
3–4 years group 13 (6.0%) 64 (29.5%) 140 (64.5%) 217
4–5 years group 15 (7.5%) 67 (33.5%) 118 (59.0%) 200
Fingernail recovery
<1 year group 69 (16.9%) 95 (23.3%) 244 (59.8%) 408
1–2 yeays group 8 (2.3%) 43 (12.5%) 294 (85,2%) 345
2–3 years group 1 (0.4%) 31 (11.0%) 250 (88.7%) 282
3–4 years group 7 (3.2%) 20 (9.3%) 189 (87.5%) 216
4–5 years group 3 (1.5%) 14 (7.1%) 182 (91.5%) 200
Toenail recovery
<1 year group 77 (16.9%) 118 (23.3%) 205 (59.8%) 400
1–2 yeays group 14 (4.1%) 49 (14.4%) 277 (81.5%) 340
2–3 years group 3 (1.1%) 35 (12.7%) 238 (86.2%) 276
3–4 years group 12 (5.6%) 25 (11.7%) 177 (82.7%) 214
4–5 years group 0 (0.0%) 23 (11.6%) 175 (88.4%) 198

* Total number of patients who responded.

** This question was asked only of patients whose scalp hair regrowth had started more than 6 months earlier.