Open AccessEvaluation of serum ferritin and some metal elements in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: comparative cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Amare Desalegn Wolide,
Belay Zawdie,
Tilahun Alemayehu,
Samuel Tadesse
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s120326
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , type 2 diabetes , ferritin , venous blood , gastroenterology , type 2 diabetes mellitus , serum ferritin , endocrinology , pathology
The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes has been associated with an imbalance of some trace metal elements in the blood sample of type 2 diabetes patients.