Serum ferritin concentrations predict incidence of metabolic syndrome in rural Korean adults

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2057-2059

  Yoon, Jin Ha ^a,b   Linton, John A ^c   Koh, Sang Baek ^a,b,d   Kang, Hee Taik ^b,e  

^a Occupational Lung Diseases Institute   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ferritin; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84872963152     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2011-0928     Document Type: Letter

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