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The relationship between serum ferritin and metabolic syndrome in healthy Korean men
Author(s) -
Ryoo JaeHong,
Kim MinGi,
Lee DaWoon,
Shin JuYoung
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
diabetes/metabolism research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.307
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1520-7560
pISSN - 1520-7552
DOI - 10.1002/dmrr.1211
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , ferritin , quartile , national cholesterol education program , odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , logistic regression , serum ferritin , endocrinology , physiology , gastroenterology , obesity
Background and objective Elevated serum ferritin levels have been reported to be associated with several metabolic disorders. We investigated the relationship between serum ferritin level and metabolic syndrome and its components in healthy Korean men. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, serum ferritin level and metabolic syndrome and its components were measured from 18 581 men from January to December in 2008. The presence of metabolic syndrome was determined according to the most recent consensus report of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Third Adult Treatment Panel. Logistic regression models were applied to examine the relationship between the serum ferritin level and the metabolic syndrome and its components. Results After adjusting for clinical covariates, the odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals of metabolic syndrome with respect to Q2, Q3 and Q4 were 1.34 (1.14–1.57), 1.49 (1.24–1.70) and 1.99 (1.70–2.33), respectively ( p for trend < 0.001). The multivariable‐adjusted model also showed a significantly graded relationship between individual components of metabolic syndrome and the quartile groups of serum ferritin. Conclusions In this study, elevated ferritin concentration is independently associated with metabolic syndrome and its components among healthy Korean men. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.