Serum ferritin level is higher in male adolescents with obesity: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
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: 141-147, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Previous reports show an association between high serum ferritin levels and metabolic syndrome (MS) in adults. In adolescents, little information is available with obesity and serum ferritin levels.METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional study. Data were obtained from the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (K-NHANES) conducted during 2010 by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare. A total of 849 subjects aged 10-18 years participated in the 2010 survey. A body mass index (BMI) > or =95th percentile for age and sex or a BMI > or =25 was used to diagnose as obesity.RESULTS:
The weighted prevalence of obesity was 13.4% (62/462) in male and 8.5% (33/387) in female. We observed significantly higher serum ferritin in male than in female (mean+/-standard error [SE], 50.5+/-2.3 microU/L vs. 30.6+/-1.3 microU/L; P<0.0001). In male, serum ferritin is positively correlated with age (P<0.0001). White blood cell (WBC) count, serum fasting blood sugar, triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, insulin, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and ferritin levels were higher and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were lower in the obesity than in the normal group. In female adolescents, WBC count, TG, insulin, and HOMA-IR were higher and HDL were lower in the obesity than in the normal group. In male, serum ferritin levels showed positive association with obesity (beta=21.196, P=0.016).CONCLUSION:
Serum ferritin levels appear to be associated with obesity in Korean male adolescents.
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Main subject:
Triglycerides
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Blood Glucose
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Blood Pressure
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Body Mass Index
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Nutrition Surveys
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Cholesterol
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Ferritins
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Insulin
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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