According to NewsChannel5, researchers say that men who are losing hair on the top of their heads have up to a 36 percent greater risk of experiencing heart problems.

One possible explanation is that bald men have elevated levels of testosterone, which could contribute to increased risks for high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Men with receding hairlines don't have the same increased risk.

The Associated Press says that balding men with high cholesterol levels had almost three times the risk for heart disease when compared with men with a full head of hair who also had high cholesterol.

Past studies have confirmed a link between hair loss and heart problems, but this study is among the largest. It also is one of the first to include detailed information about different patterns of baldness and to identify the risk pattern in men of all ages, AP reports.

The study will be published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.