Table 3.
Comparisons of hair parameters in FPHL patients between male and female.
| Scalp area | Hair density (/cm2) | Hair shaft diameter (μm) | Vellus hair ratio (%) | Single hair follicle unit ratio (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | p-value | Male | Female | p-value | |
| Frontal | 92.79 (± 21.29) | 106.5 (± 18.87) | 0.060 | 52.05 (± 8.29) | 57.02 (± 8.79) | 0.088 | 22.49 (± 5.74) | 21.82 (± 8.6) | 0.782 | 49.89 (± 24.29) | 46.54 (± 13.71) | 0.935 |
| Vertex | 113.1 (± 28.84) | 111.68 (± 24.85) | 0.883 | 53.23 (± 9.49) | 54.59 (± 9.08) | 0.636 | 18.15 (± 7.76) | 21.91 (± 10.29) | 0.302 | 38.3 (± 20.87) | 40.18 (± 17.81) | 0.807 |
| Parietal | 77.28 (± 10.14) | 88.00 (± 31.14) | 0.142 | 64.72 (± 9.63) | 58.19 (± 9.74) | 0.194 | 11.89 (± 8.35) | 18.39 (± 11.07) | 0.044* | 34.32 (± 17.36) | 34.78 (± 18.88) | 0.568 |
| Occipital | 95.78 (± 16.38) | 110.55 (± 23.92) | 0.101 | 61.08 (± 11.32) | 60.68 (± 10.14) | 0.732 | 14.32 (± 8.39) | 15.29 (± 8.27) | 0.568 | 33.45 (± 20.65) | 26.48 (± 14.9) | 0.368 |
*
p < 0.05.