This study was to evaluate stressful events approximately 3 weeks prior to the onset of alopecia, and neuroticism of patients, by questionnaires to 59 patients and 37 controls. Questionnaires are composed of two parts ; social readjustment rating
scale
proposed in Korea (Stress Score) and Eysenck's Mausley personality inventory (Neuroticism Score).
@ES The results are as follows:
@EN 1. By age and sex distributions of patients, the majority occured between 20 and 39 years of age (approximately 80%), mean age was 32.39±10.3 years old, and female patients outnumbered male patients by 36:23 ratio.
2. For stress score, patients group was higher than control, 94.80±75.7, vs 53.33±67.0 (p<0.01).
3. For neuroticism score, patients group was higher than control, 14.39±6.6 vs 10.00±6.5 (p<0.01).
4. The stress core by sex in patients group was higher in male than female patients, 114.78±72.4 vs 80.44±75.8 (p=0.08). Neuroticism core was higher in female patients 16.33±6.5 vs 11.35±5.7 (p<0.01).
5. The comparision of stress score between male patients and male controls was higher in patients, 11.478±72.4 vs 48.18±57.2 (p<0.01), and neuroticism score was higher in patients, 11.35±5.6 vs 7.65±5.2 (p<0.05). The comparision of stress
score
between female patients and female controls was higher in patients, 80.44±75.8 vs 57.50±75.6 (p=0.14), and neuroticism core was higher in patients, 16.33±6.5 vs 12.2±6.7 (p<0.05).
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