Research Article

Evaluation of Hair Density and Hair Diameter in the Adult Thai Population Using Quantitative Trichoscopic Analysis

Table 1

Comparisons of hair density and hair diameter among different scalp sites.

Scalp area
FrontalVertexTemporoparietalOccipital value

Hair density (hairs/cm2)154.3 ± 12.8162.9 ± 15.7133.7 ± 14.6160.2 ± 15.3<0.001
Hair diameter (μm)81.1 ± 6.980.8 ± 5.980.1 ± 4.580.3 ± 5.10.066

Pairwise comparison
Frontal vs. vertexFrontal vs. occipitalFrontal vs. temporoparietalVertex vs. occipitalVertex vs. temporoparietalOccipital vs. temporoparietal

Hair density (hairs/cm2)
Hair diameter (μm)

Data are mean ± SD. Statistically significant difference. Analysis was performed using ANOVA.