Title

Magnitude and contributing factors responsible for premature greying of hair: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Ransingh Tanwar¹, Abhay Kumar², Vikas Rangare³, Chandra Shekhar Jaiswal⁴ & Dileep Dandotiya^5,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprosy, GMC Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of ENT, CIMS Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³Department of Medicine, CIMS Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; ⁵Department of Community Medicine, CIMS Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Ransingh Tanwar - E-mail: ransinghtanwar111@gmail.com
Abhay Kumar - E-mail: abhaykr20@yahoo.co.in
Vikas Rangare - E-mail: vikasrangare80@gmail.com
Chandra Shekhar Jaiswal - E-mail: chandrashekhar00747@gmail.com
Dileep Dandotiya - E-mail: dr.dileep85@yahoo.com
 

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

The magnitude of PGH and identify modifiable and non-modifiable contributing factors in an academic medical setting is of interest. We recruited 520 consecutive dermatology out-patients. PGH was defined as the presence of ≥5 grey hairs before age 25 in Asians. Nearly one in four young adults attending our teaching hospital had PGH. Genetic predisposition, modifiable lifestyle factors and correctable micronutrient deficiencies independently influenced risk. Thus, we report early behavioural and nutritional interventions integrated into student-health clinics could attenuate the psychosocial burden of PGH.

Keywords

Premature canities; prevalence; risk factors; vitamin B12; smoking; oxidative stress; India

Citation

Tanwar et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1658-1661 (2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.