Hepcidin and iron metabolism associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children: a case-control study

Iron metabolism plays a crucial role in the development of cardiometabolic disease, however, the association between cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) and hepcidin as well as other iron parameters remains unclear in children. The aims of this study were to compare circulating hepcidin level and iron metabolism between children with and without CMRF, and to explore the association between those iron parameters and CMRF.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - March 16, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Y.N. Zhu, B.T. He, J. Jing, J. Ma, X.H. Li, W.H. Yang, Y. Jin, Y.J. Chen Source Type: research