Table 2.
Hair parameters of FPHL patients and normal subjects.
| Scalp area | Hair density (/cm2) | Hair shaft diameter (μm) | Vellus hair ratio (%) | Single hair follicle unit ratio (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPHL | Normal | p-value | FPHL | Normal | p-value | FPHL | Normal | p-value | FPHL | Normal | p-value | |
| Frontal | 102.89 (± 20.19) | 117.07 (± 21.49) | 0.010* | 55.71 (± 8.83) | 61.73 (± 6.92) | 0.001* | 22.00 (± 7.88) | 16.89 (± 6.43) | 0.003* | 47.43 (± 16.82 | 35.78 (± 15.53) | 0.005* |
| Vertex | 112.05 (± 25.56) | 140.21 (± 23.91) | <0.001* | 54.23 (± 9.08) | 67.38 (± 7.59) | <0.001* | 20.92 (± 9.74) | 9.26 (± 4.59) | <0.001* | 39.69 (± 18.38 | 18.86 (± 11.37) | <0.001* |
| Parietal | 85.18 (± 27.48) | 96.19 (± 21.63) | 0.028* | 59.91 (± 10.02) | 67.62 (± 8.30) | 0.001* | 16.68 (± 10.71) | 10.72 (± 5.68) | 0.001* | 34.66 (± 18.26 | 17.89 (± 11.60) | <0.004* |
| Occipital | 106.66 (± 22.94) | 127.18 (± 22.7) | <0.001* | 60.78 (± 10.31) | 68.34 (± 7.70) | <0.001* | 15.04 (± 8.2) | 8.88 (± 4.23) | 0.004* | 28.32 (± 16.6) | 13.47 (± 8.74) | <0.001* |
*
p < 0.05.