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Associations among hair loss, oral sulfur-containing gases, and gastrointestinal and metabolic linked diseases in Japanese elderly men: pilot study

BACKGROUND: Male pattern baldness (MPB), an observable trait, has been reported to be associated with various diseases, such as prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. Oral sulfur-containing gases have also been suggested to be useful as markers of systemic health condition. However, there are n...

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Autores principales: Ansai, Toshihiro, Awano, Shuji, Soh, Inho, Takata, Yutaka, Yoshida, Akihiro, Hamasaki, Tomoko, Takehara, Tadamichi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2666723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19284665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-82
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Male pattern baldness (MPB), an observable trait, has been reported to be associated with various diseases, such as prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. Oral sulfur-containing gases have also been suggested to be useful as markers of systemic health condition. However, there are no known reports regarding the associations among MPB, and oral sulfur-containing gases, and systemic health conditions in males. METHODS: We studied 170 male subjects aged either 60 or 65 years old. The degree of MPB was assessed using the Norwood-Hamilton Baldness scale. Oral sulfur-containing gases were measured using a compact-designed device. All subjects completed physical and laboratory blood examinations, a face-to-face medical questionnaire, and an oral examination. RESULTS: There were significant differences between the levels of CH(3)SCH(3 )and baldness patterns, independent of age. When we analyzed whether the association was linked to systemic health condition, a strong significant association was observed between the level of CH(3)SCH(3 )and severe MPB in subjects with gastrointestinal diseases, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that MPB is associated with the level of CH(3)SCH(3), a sulfur-containing gas that causes oral malodor, in elderly Japanese males. Further, the association was intensified by the existence of gastrointestinal tract and metabolic disorders.