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Table 1 Percentage of main study measures among women with hair loss as compared to women in the general population in Israel

From: Hair loss due to scalp ringworm irradiation in childhood: health and psychosocial risks for women

Age group

55–64

65+

Hair loss

GP

χ2

OR (95% CI)

Hair loss

GP

χ2

OR (95% CI)

Ongoing depression

62.1% (82)

14.2% [23]

245.25***

9.94(6.39,15.46)

62.1%

13.5% [23]

267.22***

10.48(6.81,16.11)

Anti-depression/anxiety drugs

33.3% (44)

10.6% [23]

71.99***

4.23(2.64,6.78)

33.3%

9.3% [23]

90.39***

4.92(3.09,7.86)

Psychotherapy

25.8% (34)

4.7% [24]a

130.68***

7.01(3.90,12.59)

25.8%

   

Psychiatric hospitalization

7.6% (10)

0.06% [25]

1333.64***

36.39(4.61,287.09)

7.6%

0.04% [25]

1784.56***

43.52(5.52,343.23)

Suicide attempt

3.8% (5)

0.07% [26]

268.79***

17.48(2.02,150.98)

3.8%

0.05% [26]

379.15***

20.91(2.42,180.51)

Migraines

43.2% (57)

9.6% [27]

171.53***

7.11(4.46,11.32)

43.2%

8.6% [27]

200.83***

8.03(5.08,12.70)

Divorce

20.5% (27)

2.9% [28]b

144.46***

16.08(6.82,37.95)

20.5%

   

Cancer

25.4% (33)

8.8% [23]

1085.93***

3.54(2.12,5.92)

25.4%

13.6% [23]

616.24***

2.17(1.36,3.47)

Thyroid cancer

6.2% (8)

0.03% [29]

387,903.00***

197.88(94.39,414.83)

6.2%

0.02% [29]

323,236.33***

256.64(122.75,536.58)

  1. ***p < .001. GP = general population. OR = odds ratios. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. Numbers (e.g. [23,24,25,26,27,28,29]) represent the reference numbers in the References list from which the data was extracted
  3. aUtilization rate of psychotherapy among men and women in the general population in Israel whose ages range from 22 to 65+. Data regarding gender and specific age groups in the general population are not included in the report
  4. bThe highest age range for which divorce rates among women in the general population is reported is 55 +