Increased Body Mass Index may lead to hyperferritinemia irrespective of body Iron stores
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015; 31 (6): 1521-1526
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-175140
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Obesity causes subclinical inflammation which results in the secretion of various bioactive peptides that are key players in metabolic regulation of iron homeostasis. We sought to establish correlation of one such peptide [ferritin] with marker of subclinical inflammation [CRP] in various BMI
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Peptide Fragments
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C-Reactive Protein
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Body Mass Index
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Ferritins
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Inflammation
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Iron
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2015
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