Effects of Pubertal Status and Inflammation on the Use of Ferritin to Define Iron Deficiency in Children With Overweight or Obesity

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: A worldwide increase in childhood overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) has been reported. OB is an inflammatory state which affects iron metabolism and the sensibility of the tests to detect iron deficiency (ID). Our aim was to evaluate the adequacy of current ferritin cut-offs to d...

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Autores principales: Muzzio, Maria Luz, Lozano Chiappe, Ezequiel S, Kabakian, Laura, Ferraro, Florencia, Landó, Ines, Alonso, Elizabeth, Fernández, Jorgelina, Peredo, Soledad, Brovarone, Lucrecia, Pia Santucci, Maria, Meroño, Tomás
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6452423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31057325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178638819839064

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