Premature Greying of Hair is Associated with Metabolic Risk Factors

Blood Pressure, Blood Sugars, Waist Circumference Higher in Individuals with Premature Greying of Hair.

In 2018, Paik et al  from Korea set out to perform a cross-sectional study to identify potential associations between premature hair greying and metabolic risk factors.

The authors studied 1,929 young healthy subjects including 1,067 men and 862 women. Of these, 704 (36.4%) were categorized in the premature hair greying group.

Waist circumference was higher in the premature greying group compared to the non premature greyign group (76.3 cm vs 74.3 vs. ; p < 0.001), systolic blood pressure was higher (111.7 vs 109.2; p<0.001) and diastolic blood pressure was higher (66.2 vs 65.0 mmHg p = 0.003).

In addition, fasting blood sugar was higher in those with premature greying group (91.6 mg/dL vs 90.8; p = 0.013). Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower (65.4 mg/dL vs 68.1 p < 0.001).

Conclusion and Discussion

This large study revealed an association between premature hair greying and metabolic risk factors.

REFERENCE

Paik SH et al. Association Between Premature Hair Greying and Metabolic Risk Factors: A Cross-sectional Study. Acta Derm Venereol. 2018 Aug 29;98(8):748-752