Excess adiposity and iron-deficient status in Colombian women of reproductive age.

Milton Fabián Suarez-OrtegónJenny Elizabeth Ordoñez-BetancourthJosé Guillermo Ortega-ÁvilaAna Yibby ForeroJosé Manuel Fernandez Real

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2023)

Women with higher adiposity were less likely to have an iron-deficient status. W-HtR was the strongest and most consistently associated marker. Inflammation would not be involved in the associations found.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
polycystic ovary syndrome
oxidative stress
iron deficiency
weight gain
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
wild type
pregnancy outcomes
weight loss