Original Study: Prevalence and Clinical Types of Androgenetic Alopecia in Koreans

January 1995 in “ 대한피부과학회지 ”

유재학, 은희철, 김계정, 문상은

TLDR Koreans have a lower rate of androgenetic alopecia than Caucasians, with men experiencing later baldness.

The study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of androgenetic alopecia in Koreans and compare it with Caucasians. Conducted from July to September 1993, it involved 1,224 males and 1,094 females. Results showed that in Korean men, the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia increased with age but remained lower than in Caucasians until the seventies, after which it became similar. Korean women had a lower prevalence than Caucasian women until their fifties, with a marked increase after their sixties. Overall, the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia in Koreans was lower than in Caucasians, with Korean men experiencing a later onset of baldness and more preservation of the frontal hairline.

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