STUDY OF LEVELS OF SERUM FERRITIN IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

Abstract

The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of central obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL cholesterol, hyperglycemia, and hypertension. Elevated serum ferritin levels independently predicted incident type 2 diabetes in prospective studies in apparently healthy men and women. In cross-sectional studies, elevated ferritin levels have been associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia, elevated fasting insulin and blood glucose and central adiposity.