Serum ferritin and incident cardiometabolic diseases in Scottish adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Iron stores, estimated as ferritin levels, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been associated previously, while findings regarding coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CEVD) are still inconclusive. No study has focused on simultaneous evaluation of associations between iron stores and the above cardiometabolic diseases (CMD) in the same population. We aim to evaluate the association between serum ferritin and risk of T2D, CHD and CEVD in Scottish population over a wide range of ferritin levels.

Methods

Longitudinal study in 6,497 participants of the 1995 and 1998 Scottish health surveys, who were followed-up until 2011. Cox regression models were conducted adjusting for age, sex/menopausal status, fibrinogen, GGT levels, smoking, alcohol consumpti

SUBMITTER: Suarez-Ortegon MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8851777 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature