Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, with up to 20% of menstruating women lacking in the mineral and up to 5% having iron deficiency anaemia, largely due to ...

Ferritin is a protein that stores and releases iron (a mineral) in the body. A ferritin test measures how much of this protein is in your blood, helping diagnose health conditions caused by too much ...

Factors influencing ferritin levels included irregular menstruation, menstrual bleeding volume, and elevated insulin levels—features closely associated with the syndrome. Although high ferritin has ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) tend to have higher average ferritin levels compared to control subjects, but this does not seem to have a significant impact on their fertility or ...

Higher iron levels may be directly linked to more severe and widespread gum disease, even after adjusting for other possible risk factors, according to a large study recently published in the Journal ...

Children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA; Still disease) and those with rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive polyarthritis exhibiting high disease activity had higher serum ferritin ...

Iron overload, characterized by elevated serum ferritin levels, has long been associated with various systemic complications, yet its impact on skeletal health has not been as well understood. A ...

Ferritin is the parameter most often used in primary care to diagnose iron deficiency. The cutoff value of ferritin can affect the number of cases diagnosed, however. A study published in JAMA Network ...

In older adults without anemia or prevalent HF, lower plasma ferritin levels are associated with increased risk for HFpEF and HF. Lower plasma ferritin levels are associated with higher measures of ...