Assessment of Serum Ferritin Levels in Patients with Alopecia Areata in Jordan

Abstract

Background: Multiple studies have been conducted to look for a relationship between iron body storage and the development of conditions associated with hair loss such as alopecia areata (AA). However, their findings have not been consistent. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to evaluate serum ferritin levels amongst patients with alopecia areata in Jordan. Methods: This study looked into ferritin levels among alopecia areata patients and compared them with the controls. Diagnosis of alopecia areata was done clinically and the selected patients were investigated for serum ferritin and hemoglobin. Results: Amongst our study sample, which included 183 patients; 97 patients were in the alopecia areata group and 86 were in the control group. Out of the Alopecia Areata group, 62(63.9%) were males and 35(36.1%) were females with a mean age of 29.9 years. As for the control group, 45(52.3%) were males and 41(47.7%) were females with a mean age of 32.05 years. We drew the inference that the serum ferritin was significantly higher in the alopecia areata group. Conclusion: We concluded that the numerical value for serum ferritin was significantly higher in the alopecia areata group but was still within normal range.