[Clinical assessment of body hair in Colombian women: determining the cutoff score that defines hirsutism]. / Evaluación clínica del pelo corporal en una población de mujeres colombianas: determinación del punto de corte para el diagnóstico de hirsutismo.
Biomedica
; 33(3): 370-4, 2013.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24652172
INTRODUCTION: Hirsutism is a medical entity defined as the excessive growth of body hair in women with a male distribution pattern. For evaluation it is used a visual analog scale designed by Ferriman and Gallwey in the United Kingdom in 1961, subsequently modified by Hatch. This scale consists of nine body areas, obtaining a minimum total value of 0 and a maximum of 36. It has been established a value greater than 8 points for diagnosis of hirsutism in European women, but it is recommended that the diagnosis of hirsutism should be individualized according to the study population. OBJECTIVE: To determine the most appropriate cutoff point for the diagnosis of hirsutism in a Colombian population by applying the Ferriman-Gallwey Modified scale. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A random scale was applied to 323 women from Santander, between the ages of 18 and 50, and without risk factors for hirsutism. RESULTS: It was obtained a score between 0 and 9 in the Ferriman-Gallwey modified scale, and 53.5% of the women had an overall score between 0 and 1 points. The 96% of those examined evidenced a Ferriman-Gallwey score modified less or equal to 6. CONCLUSION: It is suggest a value less than or equal to 6 as the cutoff point for the diagnosis of hirsutism in our region.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cabelo
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Hirsutismo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Biomedica
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Colômbia