Vitamin D deficiency in patients with alopecia areata: A systematic review and meta- analysis Tsung-Yu Tsai, MD, Yu-Chen Huang, MD Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 207-209 (January 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.07.051 Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Forest plots. The forest plots showed that patients with alopecia areata had a significantly higher prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency than those in the control group. (Odds ratio = 4.86 [95% confidence interval 1.60-14.76], I2 = 89.0%.) Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2018 78, 207-209DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2017.07.051) Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Forest plots. The forest plots showed that patients with alopecia areata had a significantly lower level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D than those in the control group. (Standardized mean difference = −1.08 [95% confidence interval −1.58 to −0.58], I2 = 89.5%.) Std, Standardized. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2018 78, 207-209DOI: (10.1016/j.jaad.2017.07.051) Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions