Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về hóa học được đăng trên tạp chí sinh học đề tài : Health-related quality of life and physical well-being among a 63-year-old cohort of women with androgenetic alopecia; a Finnish population-based study | BioMed Central Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Research Open Access Health-related quality of life and physical well-being among a 63-year-old cohort of women with androgenetic alopecia a Finnish population-based study Păivi Hirsso 1 2 Ulla Rajala1 Mauri Laakso1 2 Liisa Hiltunen1 2 3 Pirjo Hărkõnen1 4 and Sirkka Keinănen-Kiukaanniemi1 3 Address Department of Public Health Science and General Practice Box 5000 FIN-90014 University of Oulu Finland 2Unit of General Practice Oulu University Hospital FIN-90029 OYS Finland 3Oulu Health Center Box 8 FIN-90015 City of Oulu Finland and 4Oulu Deaconess Institute Department of Sports Medicine Finland Email Păivi Hirsso - Ulla Rajala - Mauri Laakso - Liisa Hiltunen - Pirjo Hărkõnen - Sirkka Keinănen-Kiukaanniemi - skk@ Corresponding author Published 24 August 2005 Received 25 April 2005 Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3 49 doi 1477-7525-3- Accepted 24 August 2005 49 This article is available from http content 3 1 49 2005 Hirsso et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the possible associations between female androgenetic alopecia AGA insulin resistance and health-related quality of life HRQOL -linked factors in women. We hypothesized that not only the mental aspects but also certain physical aspect of women s health such as insulin resistance have an important role in the determination of HRQOL among women with hair loss. Methods A population-based cohort of 330 healthy women aged 63 years who participated in this study in the City of Oulu in Northern Finland underwent