Hair loss
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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Hair loss
When parents mention Hair loss they also mention these other symptoms:
| Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Fever | Often | 1 mention |
| Weight loss | Often | 1 mention |
Characteristics of Hair loss
How common is Hair loss?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 11.05% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Hair loss.
Percentage of kids with Hair loss by year of age
This is based on a survey of 552 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Hair loss “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 1% | 7 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 4% | 21 mentions |
| Weekly | 4% | 22 mentions |
| Monthly | 6% | 34 mentions |
| Annually | 1% | 5 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Once | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Never | 81% | 477 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 2% | 12 mentions |
| Severe | 5% | 25 mentions |
| Moderate | 4% | 24 mentions |
| Mild | 5% | 30 mentions |
| Not at All | 84% | 461 mentions |