Alopecia androgenética masculina y su asociación con marcadores del estado nutricional en estudiantes de Medicina. Universidad de Cuenca. Cuenca - Ecuador 2019.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Male androgenetic alopecia by its acronym in English (MAGA), is a pathology known as the decrease in the amount and volume of hair, with a slow and progressive renewal of terminal hair by hairy hair. In recent years, attempts have been made to demonstrate the association between male androgenetic alopecia with nutritional status. OBJECTIVE: to determine the presence of male androgenetic alopecia and its association with markers of nutritional status in students of the medical degree at the University of Cuenca - Ecuador 2019. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional observational study was carried out by collecting data for all male university students of the medical degree at the University of Cuenca, enrolled in the March-August 2019 school period. For the survey of the data a survey was used. The information was analyzed using the IBM SPSS Stadistics 15.0 program. The study variables were analyzed through the distribution of frequencies and percentages. To evaluate associations, it will be carried out using Chi square, confidence interval and p-value. RESULTS: When relating the alteration of the measured nutritional status with the BMI, a value of p = 0.00 was calculated; OR = 1.6; 1.3-1.9. The abdominal waist value was related to the presence of alopecia, observing a statistically significant relationship since the value of p = 0.00; OR = 1.8; 1.5-2.20. CONCLUSIONS: A statistically significant relationship was found between the presence of androgenic alopecia, altered nutritional status and abdominal waist. DECS DESCRIPTORS: Male androgenetic alopecia. Nutritional status. Overweight.