Comparative Study of Hair Distribution in Northern Hindu Males

Hair patterns of the scalp, face and neck have been studied in a random sample of 135 healthy, North Indian males, ranging from 18 to 45 years of age. The results show that totopilose (59.25%) scalps, minimo-pilose (63.7%) faces, anterior cervical apilosity (74.07%) and transcervical (48.14%) distribution of the posterior cervical hair are commonest. Apilosity of the anterior cervical region is chiefly correlated with circumareolo-sternal (37.78%) type of the chest hair. Occurrence of most of the hair patterns in a wide age range emphasizes the value of this type of study in classifying the human groups and working out the secular trends of a population.