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Table 2 Mean and standard deviations (SD) of background characteristics among women with hair loss and normal hair

From: Health-related quality of life and physical well-being among a 63-year-old cohort of women with androgenetic alopecia; a Finnish population-based study

Variable

Hair loss n = 105

Normal hair n = 225

 
 

Mean

Sd

Mean

Sd

p

Waist circ. (cm)

86.6

11.4

83.0

10.9

0.010

BMI 1) (kg/m2)

28.5

4.5

27.5

4.0

0.094

WHR2) (waist/hip)

0.84

0.06

0.81

0.06

0.002

fB-gluc3) (mmol/l)

5.2

1.0

5.0

0.8

0.064

2-h gluc4) (mmol/l)

7.2

1.8

7.1

1.8

0.321

QUICKI5)

0.337

0.03

0.346

0.03

0.012

  1. 1) BMI = body mass index (kg/m2); 2) WHR = waist to hip ratio; 3) fB-gluc = fasting glucose level (mmol/l); 4) 2-h gluc = 2-h blood glucose level (mmol/l); 5) QUICKI = Qualitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index
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