Increased ferritin concentrations correlate with insulin resistance in female type 2 diabetic patients

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-40

  Yu, Fung Jung ^a   Huang, Meng Chuan ^a,b,c   Chang, Wen Tsan ^a,c   Chung, Hsin Fang ^c,f   Wu, Chin Yi ^c   Shin, Shyi Jang ^a   Hsu, Chih Cheng ^d,e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary pattern; Female; Ferritin; Insulin resistance; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FASTING; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; IRON OVERLOAD; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863756030     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339265     Document Type: Article

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