Association of serum ferritin level and depression with respect to the body mass index in Korean male adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Obesity is globally a major public health issue. Evidence suggests that elevated ferritin levels are associated with obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome. This study was undertaken to examine the relationship between the serum ferritin level and depression in Korean male adults with respect to classification of the prevailing obesity.

Subjects/methods

This was a case-control study; subjects were classified into obese group (≥ 25.0 kg/m², 28 subjects) and normal group (18.5-22.9 kg/m², 27 subjects). A survey was conducted to assess the depression levels as per the guidelines suggested by the Center program for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D). Blood was collected from each group for assessing b

SUBMITTER: Lee HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548707 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature