Individual and environmental determinants of serum ferritin levels: A structural equation model.

Marieke VinkenoogRosa de GrootJeroen LakerveldMart P JanssenKatja van den Hurk

Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)

In active donors, individual characteristics explain 20% (17%) of ferritin variation, donation history explains 14% (25%) and environmental factors explain 5% (4%) for women (men). Our model presents known ferritin determinants in a broader perspective, allowing for comparison with other determinants as well as between new and active donors, or between men and women.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
iron deficiency
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adipose tissue
life cycle