14 DAY TRIAL // A study recently published in an online issue of the journal BMJ Open says that men who lose their hair as they grow old also have higher chances of being affected by a coronary heart disease.
Interestingly enough, it appears that those who experience a so-called thinning crown are more likely to develop a coronary heart disease than those who experience a so-called receding hairline.
In fact, it is being said that receding hairlines are linked to very little risk of needing medical attention because of their having said medical condition. EurekAlert informs us that these conclusions were reached after a team of researchers compiled and analyzed information provided by six studies concerning male pattern baldness and coronary disease.
The studies were all published between the years 1993-2008, and their findings were based on the medical records of roughly 40,000 men.
“Our findings suggest that vertex baldness is more closely associated with systemic atherosclerosis than with frontal baldness,” the researchers reportedly wrote in their paper.
“Thus, cardiovascular risk factors should be reviewed carefully in men with vertex baldness, especially younger men who should probably be encouraged to improve their cardiovascular risk profile,” the specialists went on to argue.
Following their analyzing these studies and piecing together all the data collected in this manner, the researchers came to understand that men who display both frontal and top-crown baldness have 69% more chances of having the overall health condition of their circulatory system affected by a coronary disease, the same source says.
On the other hand, top-crown baldness alone upped coronary disease risks by 52%, and individuals affected by frontal baldness were only 22% more likely to develop said medical condition.
The researchers speculate that this link between male baldness and coronary diseases stems from the fact that both conditions are associated with insulin resistance, chronic inflammation and sensitivity to testosterone.