Association of Serum Ferritin Levels with Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study
Elevated serum ferritin is significantly associated with increased BMI, central obesity, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose regulation in individuals with MetS. Its correlations with lipid and inflammatory markers suggest ferritin may serve as a surrogate biomarker for metabolic and cardiovascular risk.
Authors
- Ashok Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9002-6324)
- Shivani Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5095-5687)
- Rajeev Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5253-1802)
- Nupur Bhadana
Institutions
- Santosh University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of African Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aam.aam_551_25
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00