Table 1.
Percentage of main study measures among women with hair loss as compared to women in the general population in Israel
| Age group | 55–64 | 65+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair loss | GP | χ2 | OR (95% CI) | Hair loss | GP | χ2 | OR (95% CI) | |
| Ongoing depression | 62.1% (82) | 14.2% [23] | 245.25*** | 9.94(6.39,15.46) | 62.1% | 13.5% [23] | 267.22*** | 10.48(6.81,16.11) |
| Anti-depression/anxiety drugs | 33.3% (44) | 10.6% [23] | 71.99*** | 4.23(2.64,6.78) | 33.3% | 9.3% [23] | 90.39*** | 4.92(3.09,7.86) |
| Psychotherapy | 25.8% (34) | 4.7% [24]a | 130.68*** | 7.01(3.90,12.59) | 25.8% | |||
| Psychiatric hospitalization | 7.6% (10) | 0.06% [25] | 1333.64*** | 36.39(4.61,287.09) | 7.6% | 0.04% [25] | 1784.56*** | 43.52(5.52,343.23) |
| Suicide attempt | 3.8% (5) | 0.07% [26] | 268.79*** | 17.48(2.02,150.98) | 3.8% | 0.05% [26] | 379.15*** | 20.91(2.42,180.51) |
| Migraines | 43.2% (57) | 9.6% [27] | 171.53*** | 7.11(4.46,11.32) | 43.2% | 8.6% [27] | 200.83*** | 8.03(5.08,12.70) |
| Divorce | 20.5% (27) | 2.9% [28]b | 144.46*** | 16.08(6.82,37.95) | 20.5% | |||
| Cancer | 25.4% (33) | 8.8% [23] | 1085.93*** | 3.54(2.12,5.92) | 25.4% | 13.6% [23] | 616.24*** | 2.17(1.36,3.47) |
| Thyroid cancer | 6.2% (8) | 0.03% [29] | 387,903.00*** | 197.88(94.39,414.83) | 6.2% | 0.02% [29] | 323,236.33*** | 256.64(122.75,536.58) |
***p < .001. GP = general population. OR = odds ratios. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
Numbers (e.g. [23–29]) represent the reference numbers in the References list from which the data was extracted
aUtilization rate of psychotherapy among men and women in the general population in Israel whose ages range from 22 to 65+. Data regarding gender and specific age groups in the general population are not included in the report
bThe highest age range for which divorce rates among women in the general population is reported is 55 +