Association of Serum Ferritin with Total and Regional Fat Measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in a Nationally Representative Survey
Higher ferritin levels were associated with greater total and trunk fat but lower leg fat. Further prospective and mechanistic studies are warranted to confirm the study results.
Authors
- Junfei Xu
- George Mu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8977-3189)
- Hao Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4699-1228)
- Tian Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3826-3781)
- Yanyan Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0689-380X)
- Xuerong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3414-3117)
- Chen Chi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-9535)
- Yuan Chen
- Chao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3911-4645)
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (GB)
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Shuguang Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Facts
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000542896
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.45
Funders
- Shanghai Municipal Health Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China