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Table 2 General characteristics of subjects divided by baldness group

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

Characteristic

Slight

Moderate

Severe

P*

Number of subjects

67

64

39

 

Age (years)

61.0 (2.1)

61.6 (2.3)

62.7 (2.5)

0.002

Height (cm)

165.9 (5.7)

165.2 (6.5)

163.4 (4.9)

0.11

Weight (kg)

68.0 (9.9)

65.6 (9.7)

64.2 (7.9)

0.10

Body mass index

24.7 (3.1)

23.9 (3.0)

23.9 (2.5)

0.33

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

146.2 (16.9)

146.9 (21.6)

144.6 (22.2)

0.86

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

84.3 (10.1)

83.5 (10.0)

84.4 (12.2)

0.88

Serum total cholesterol (mg/dL)

208.3 (34.7)

203.9 (32.9)

208.2 (30.5)

0.72

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

57.8 (15.0)

59.5 (16.1)

59.3 (14.2)

0.79

HbA1c (%)

5.30 (0.71)

5.27 (0.73)

5.33 (0.96)

0.93

Estradiol (E2) (pg/mL)

25.7 (6.4)

25.4 (6.1)

25.9 (6.4)

0.92

Testosterone (pg/mL)

13.2 (4.5)

12.7 (3.7)

13.2 (3.9)

0.76

Smoking habit

    

   Never

13

17

13

0.47

   Past

36

35

17

 

   Current

18

12

9

 

Alcohol use

    

   Never

3

7

3

0.66

   Light

9

7

4

 

   Moderate

19

13

13

 

   Severe

36

37

19

 

Medical history

    

   Hypertension

27

27

14

0.67

   Diabetes

11

9

5

0.96

   CVD

3

5

2

0.70

   CHD

6

10

8

0.36

   Hepatic

14

15

10

0.83

   Respiratory

7

7

1

0.41

   Gastric

28

31

20

0.57

   Hypercholesterolemia

15

8

3

0.098

  1. Values indicate number or mean (SD).
  2. CVD: cardiovascular disease; CHD: coronary heart disease.
  3. *Differences between groups were assessed using a chi-square test for categorical variables and an ANOVA for continuous variables.