%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of only the chin or lower abdomen for predicting hirsutism.
%A Rashidi H
%A Parizi ZT
%A Mohammadi M
%J Indian J Endocrinol Metab
%V 17
%N 5
%D Sep 2013
%M 24083173
暂无%R 10.4103/2230-8210.117239
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Hirsutism is defined as the growth of terminal hair in a male pattern in women; it affects 5-15% of women.<BR><B>OBJECTIVE: </B>The aim of this study is evaluation of only the chin or lower abdomen for predicting hirsutism.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>In this cross-sectional diagnostic study, we randomly selected 695 women aged 15-45 years. The examiners scored the subjects on a scale of 0 - 4 for terminal hair growth on nine different body areas according to the Ferriman-Gallwey (FG) scoring system in a form given to the examiners before the examination. An FG score of 8 or more was considered diagnostic of hirsutism. If the sum of the FG scores for the chin or lower abdomen was 2 or more, the test result was assumed to be positive. Statistical analysis was performed using the MacNemar test, and a P value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The age group with the highest prevalence rate was 21-25 years. From the 695 subjects examined, 81 subjects (11.7%) had an FG score of 8 or more with a resultant prevalence rate of 11.7% for hirsutism. In our study population, 39% of the patients had an FG score of 2 or more for the chin or lower abdomen, and 61% of the patients had an FG score of less than 2 for the chin or lower abdomen.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Evaluating terminal hair growth on the chin or lower abdomen for predicting hirsutism seems to be an acceptable screening method.