Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Early canities are the premature greying of hair before the age of 25 years in Asians. The condition is a matter of concern for young adults aesthetically. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of early canities among undergraduate medical students of a medical college. Method...
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Introduction: Early canities are the premature greying of hair before the age of 25 years in Asians. The condition is a matter of concern for young adults aesthetically. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of early canities among undergraduate medical students of a medical college.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from 1 December 2021 to 30 June 2022 among undergraduate medical students at a medical college. The study was conducted after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee [Reference number: 146(6-11)C-2 078/079]. The participants with ages less than 25 years without a history of vitiligo, intake of chemotherapeutic drugs, progeria, pangeria and recent dyeing of hair were enrolled. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.
Results: Out of 235 students, 95 (40.42%) (34.15-46.69, 95% Confidence Interval) had early canities. The most prevalent premature greying was grade I early canities i.e.79 (83.15%) of participants. Among the participants with early canities, 56 (58.94%) were male, 41 (43.15%) had a positive family history for early canities, 67 (70.52%) had normal body mass index and 38 (40%) had O+ve blood group.
Conclusions: The prevalence of early canities among undergraduate medical students was lower than in other studies done in similar settings. The grade I early canities was seen more among the participants with premature greying of hair.
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| spelling | doaj.art-89e3f807170a4a60b1ceb63747141edb2023-03-04T10:10:18ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2023-02-016125910.31729/jnma.7961Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional StudySonam Chaudhary0Narayan Bahadur Mahotra1Department of Clinical Physiology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Clinical Physiology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Introduction: Early canities are the premature greying of hair before the age of 25 years in Asians. The condition is a matter of concern for young adults aesthetically. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of early canities among undergraduate medical students of a medical college. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out from 1 December 2021 to 30 June 2022 among undergraduate medical students at a medical college. The study was conducted after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee [Reference number: 146(6-11)C-2 078/079]. The participants with ages less than 25 years without a history of vitiligo, intake of chemotherapeutic drugs, progeria, pangeria and recent dyeing of hair were enrolled. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated. Results: Out of 235 students, 95 (40.42%) (34.15-46.69, 95% Confidence Interval) had early canities. The most prevalent premature greying was grade I early canities i.e.79 (83.15%) of participants. Among the participants with early canities, 56 (58.94%) were male, 41 (43.15%) had a positive family history for early canities, 67 (70.52%) had normal body mass index and 38 (40%) had O+ve blood group. Conclusions: The prevalence of early canities among undergraduate medical students was lower than in other studies done in similar settings. The grade I early canities was seen more among the participants with premature greying of hair. https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/7961epidemiology; hair colour; medical students; physiology. |
| spellingShingle | Sonam Chaudhary Narayan Bahadur Mahotra Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Journal of Nepal Medical Association epidemiology; hair colour; medical students; physiology. |
| title | Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Early Canities among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | early canities among undergraduate medical students of a medical college a descriptive cross sectional study |
| topic | epidemiology; hair colour; medical students; physiology. |
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