ASSOCIATION OF SERUM FERRITIN LEVELS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN YOUNG ADULTS

Dr. Rajdeb Saha; Dr S.A Kanitkar; Dr Meenakshi Kalyan; Dr Shweta Deshmukh; Dr Mukhtarahmed Vaja; Nuvvula Siva Krishna

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

ASSOCIATION OF SERUM FERRITIN LEVELS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN YOUNG ADULTS

Dr. Rajdeb Saha, Dr S. A Kanitkar, Dr Meenakshi Kalyan, Dr Shweta Deshmukh, Dr Mukhtarahmed Vaja, Nuvvula Siva Krishna

Abstract :

MetS is a complex web of factors that is associated with two fold risk of cardiovascular diseases and five fold risk of diabetes. Ferritin, an intracellular protein and key regulator of iron homeostasis, elevated body iron stores could promote oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between serum ferritin and metabolic syndrome (MetS), to study the relation between the number of components of metabolic syndrome and serum ferritin levels and also the comparison of serum ferritin with Body Mass Index (BMI) was made. 54 patients who had metabolic syndrome as diagnosed by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria and 54 healthy individuals as controls within the age limit between of 20 – 40 yrs were included.. Anthropometric measurements like height, weight, waist circumference were measured , blood pressure was measured and blood investigations were sent for lipid profile , fasting blood glucose levels and serum ferritin .following which data was analysed . The mean serum ferritin was 316.04 � 355.92 and 78.4 � 62.8 ng/ml amongst metabolic syndrome patient and controls respectively which was significantly high. Also serum ferritin levels were higher in subjects with higher number of components of metabolic syndrome.