最新研究表明 歐洲矮個子男士更容易禿頂大綱

Add enhanced risk of premature balding to the list of illnesses and indignities faced by diminutive men of European descent, said a new study.

一項最新研究表明，歐洲矮個子男人的疾病和侮辱名單中，現在要加上過早禿頂的高風險了。

"It seems that men with a relatively shorter body height have a higher chance of losing their hair," University of Bonn professor Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, the lead author of the study told AFP.

波恩大學的Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach博士，也是這項研究的帶頭人向《法新社》透露：“看起來個子相對較矮的人禿頂的機率更高。”

"Our data indicates that some of the genes involved in baldness are associated, on average, with shorter stature."

“我們的數據表明，一些基因與禿頂相關。通常來說，個子更矮的人風險更高。”

Earlier research has shown that men with male pattern baldness are also statistically more likely to suffer from heart disease and prostate cancer, though the added risk is slight.

早先的研究顯示，據統計，儘管增加的風險很小，過早脫髮的男性更易患心臟病和前列腺癌。

The study, published in Nature Communications, identified 63 genetic variations "that increase the risk of premature hair loss," Heilmann-Heimbach said.

這項研究發表在《自然通訊》雜誌上，據Heilmann-Heimbach博士稱，已經確定了63個人類基因的改變會增加過早脫髮的風險。

In men of European origin, balding usually starts in one's thirties. Up to 80 percent of European men are affected to some extent.

歐洲男性通常在30多歲就開始脫髮，高達80%的人會在一定程度上受到影響。

Hair loss in Asians comes about a decade later, and the overall frequency impacts 50 to 60 percent men.

亞洲人往往從40多歲開始禿頂，且總體比例大約是50%-60%。