Table 4.

Opinions of 483 participants who reported hair loss in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, about factors associated with their condition according to gender

Factors	Males (n=123)		Females (n=360)		P
	Frequency	Proportion	Frequency	Proportion
Hereditary	78	63.9%	60	16.7%	<0.001
Autoimmune conditions	6	4.9%	30	8.4%	0.212
Psychological factors	49	39.8%	179	49.9%	0.055
Wrong handling of hair	22	18%	123	34.3%	0.001
Lack of minerals and vitamins	38	31.1%	205	57.1%	<0.001
Use of medications	1	0.8%	59	16.4%	<0.001
Use of Roaccutane pills	1	0.8%`	14	3.9%	0.091
Use of hair dyes	8	6.6%	91	25.3%	<0.001