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This study tries to establish if any association of MPHL with ID and thyroid dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case\u2013control study comprised 30 consecutive cases of MPHL and equal numbers of age-matched healthy controls attending dermatology outdoor department at a tertiary care hospital. Cases as well as controls were evaluated and screened for the levels of serum ferritin (SF) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Value of SF (8\u2013388 ng\/mL) and TSH (0.358\u20133.7 uIU\/mL) was used as standardized reference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In cases of AGA, SF level varied from 6.00 to 212.09 ng\/mL (mean - 88.30 ng\/mL). Whereas controls showed SF levels ranging between 23.67 and 185.05 ng\/mL (mean 78.69 ng\/mL). The range of TSH level in the case group was 0.379\u20135.078 uIU\/L (mean 2.25 uIU\/L), respectively, whereas control group showed serum TSH levels ranging between 0.30 and 4.30 uIU\/L (mean - 1.78 uIU\/L). Statistically considering two samples of equal variance\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      (2-tailed) for SF level was found to be 0.424, whereas 0.085 in case of TSH level depicting insignificant association. Spearman\u2019s correlations (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.244) between alopecia grade and SF level were found to be statistically insignificant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.193). Similarly, the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      value calculated for the alopecia grade and serum TSH was 0.784, making the correlation between alopecia and serum TSH as insignificant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found no statistically significant difference in the SF level and TSH level of the cases as compared to controls.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijt.ijt_103_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,16]],"date-time":"2024-10-16T08:03:03Z","timestamp":1729065783000},"page":"231-235","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["A Study of Serum Ferritin and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels in Male Patients with Androgenetic 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