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Serum ferritin level is higher in male adolescents with obesity: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2010

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. This is a cross-sectional study. Data were obtained from the 5th Korean National Health and Nutrition...

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Published in:Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism 2013, 18(3), , pp.141-147
Main Authors: Jeon, Yeon Jin, Jung, In Ah, Kim, Shin Hee, Cho, Won-Kyoung, Jeong, Seung Hee, Cho, Kyoung Soon, Park, So Hyun, Jung, Min Ho, Suh, Byung-Kyu
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Summary: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. 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) ≥95th percentile for age and sex or a BMI ≥25 was used to diagnose as obesity. 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 µU/L vs. 30.6±1.3 µU/L; P
ISSN:2287-1012
2287-1292
DOI:10.6065/apem.2013.18.3.141