Correlation between the three kinds of common hair loss diseases, sleep quality and emotional factors

doi:10.11786/sypfbxzz.1674-1293.20130608

Abstract：Objective To investigate the correlation between physiological alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and sleep quality and emotional factors. Methods Patients from the outpatient dermatology of Daping Hospital from August 2011 to August 2012 diagnosed as physiological alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata and healthy collators were assessed by the pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and self rating anxiety scale (SAS). Results The total score of PSQI and SAS gradually increased with age in all the three kinds of hair loss and the normal control, which showed a statistically signiifcant difference between the different age groups (P<0.01). Alopecia areata score greater than 7 implied the problem of sleep disorder. Among the seven components of PSQI, three kinds of hair loss groups and the normal control had following differences;the quality of sleep, sleep time, sleep efifciency and sleep disorders in the youth group (15 to 29 years old) were different(P<0.01);the sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep disorders and daytime dysfunction in the middle-aged group (30 to 44 years old) were different (P<0.05);the sleep time, sleep efifciency and sleep disorders in the older-aged group (>45 years old) had differences (P<0.05). SAS score of alopecia areata and androgenetic alopecia in the youth group were higher than the national norm of China. Female patients had a greater inlfuence than male in PSQI and SAS. The pearson product moment related analysis (r=0.487, P=0.000) indicated that sleep quality and anxiety situation positively related. Conclusion Hair loss diseases, especially alopecia areata was affected by sleep quality and mental factors, so it is important to restore the good life habit and adjust emotion to prevent the onset of alopecia areata.