Some of the key observations from this study were:
• 99% of the 1000 premature grayingpatients were in the age group of 15 years-25 years. 10 patients were below 15 years – 2 patients were 7 and 9 years respectively, but they have been excluded for the purpose of this study.
• More than 50% of premature graying patients were still studying in high school/ colleges/ vocational institutes
• 92% of the 1000 patients were unmarried
• The percentage of patients graying prematurely has grown by nearly 30% in the last 2 years across Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai
• 98.1% patients were found to be deficient in Vitamin D. 85.4% patients had low Ferretin levels.
• 57.2% patients were deficient in calcium and 13.6% patients had high cholesterol
• 6.36% of them had insulin resistance (HOMAIR more than 2.7). 12.7% patients had vitamin B12 deficiency
• 1.8% had hypothyroidism.
• Almost all the patients had sedentary life style with high stress levels, late nights either working or socialising, junk food intake and into the habit of smoking and consuming alcohol.
• Females, when questioned about their lifestyle also revealed stress as a common factor. Along with premature graying they also complained of thin hair and widened hair partition.
"We found that more than 1000 patients of the 2000 were in the below 25 years age group which is nearly 50% of the patients. This is the age group which falls under ‘premature graying’ category",said Dr.SwagataChakrabarty, Dermatologist, Hairline International Research & Treatment Cente.
The company has launched AntiGray – a herbal nutrition supplement, to combat premature graying.
