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Sağsöz, Kamacı, and Orbak: Body Hair Scores and Total Hair Diameters in Healthy Women in the Kırıkkale Region, of Turkey
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Yonsei Medical Journal

Yonsei Medical Journal 2004; 45(3): 483-491.

Published online: 17 February 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.483

Body Hair Scores and Total Hair Diameters in Healthy Women in the Kırıkkale Region, of Turkey

Nevin Sağsöz1, Mansur Kamacı2, Zerrin Orbak3

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirikkale University Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey.

2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yuzuncuyil University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.

3Department of Pediatrics, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey.

Reprint address: requests to Dr. Nevin Sagsoz, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirikkale Uni. Faculty of Med., Cevreli Caddesi, Kirktas Sokak Saglik Apt. 27/1, Aydinlikevler, Ankara, Turkey. Tel: 90-318-2189825, nevinsagsoz@yahoo.com

Received 30 January 2003       Accepted 22 December 2003

Copyright © 2004 The Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

It was aimed to determine the normal hair scores of women of Kırı kkale region according to the Ferriman-Gallwey scale and to investigate the relationship between the hair shaft diameter and hair scores.
Hair scores were calculated in 204 healthy women, and hair shaft diameters were measured from the hair samples collected from 60 patients. Body mass index, waist to hip ratio, insulin resistance and blood androgen levels were determined.
Neutral, hormonal and total hair scores were 2.1±1.4, 3.1±2.7 and 5.2±3.6, respectively. The average total hair diameter and hormonal hair diameter were 191.93±90.49 µm and 121.8±75.9 µm respectively. The correlation between total hair diameter and total hair score was statistically significant (r=0.704 p < 0.001). Also, the correlation between hormonal hair diameter and hormonal hair score was statistically significant (r=0.724 p < 0.001). While hair scores and diameters show meaningful positive correlation with androgen levels, they show negative correlation with age.
In our population, 95% value of total hair score was 11, and for the hormonal score, it was 9. Hair diameters increase with hair score, regardless of total or hormonal of hair scores. Hair scores and hair diameters may be affected by blood androgens in healthy women.

Keywords: Hirsutism, hair scores, hair diameters, androgen

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