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 (CMRFs) and hepcidin as well as other iron parameters remains unclear in children. The aims of this study were to compare the circulating hepcidin levels and iron metabolism between children with and without CMRFs and to investigate the association between those iron parameters and CMRFs.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - March 15, 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