Gender difference in relationship between serum ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in Korean adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study was conducted to assess the gender difference in the relationship between serum ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in Korean adults.

Methods

A total of 5,147 adults (2,162 men, 1,563 premenopausal women, and 1,422 postmenopausal women) aged ≥ 20 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data (2012) were analyzed. A covariance test adjusted for covariates was performed for serum ferritin levels in relation to vitamin D status (vitamin D deficiency, 25(OH)D < 10.0 ng/mL; vitamin D insufficiency, 25(OH)D ≥ 10.0, < 20.0 ng/mL; vitamin D sufficiency, 25(OH)D ≥ 20.0 ng/mL).

Results

The key study results were as follows: First, in men, in terms of serum ferritin levels by serum 25(OH)D level after ad

SUBMITTER: Seong JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5451000 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature