Both low and high body iron stores relate to metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women: Findings from the VIKING Health Study‐Shetland (VIKING I)
Extreme quartiles of iron status were positively associated with MetS in PostMW, while no SF-MetS associations were found in men or PreMW. The ferritin-MetS association pattern differs between populations and U/J-shaped associations may exist.
Authors
- Milton Fabian Suárez‐Ortegón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-5196)
- Stela McLachlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-6143)
- Sarah H. Wild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7824-2569)
- James F. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5751-9178)
- José Manuel Fernández‐Real (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7442-9323)
Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
- Universitat de Girona (ES)
- Western General Hospital (GB)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Edinburgh Cancer Research (GB)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (ES)
- Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta (ES)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.14312
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III