Iron parameters, pro-hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor levels in obese children

Dogan G., Andiran N., Celik N., Uysal S.

MINERVA PEDIATRICA, vol.72, no.3, pp.175-181, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 72 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04273-0
  • Journal Name: MINERVA PEDIATRICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-181
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency is common in obese children although the underlying mechanism is unclear. Several studies have investigated the relation between iron deficiency and obesity, but studies focusing on children are rare. The aim of this paper is to investigate the associations between iron parameters, pro-hepcidin and soluble transferrin receptor levels in obese children.