Ferritin, metabolic syndrome and its components: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mechanisms for the association between iron stores and risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components, are still not clear. We evaluated the associations between ferritin levels, MetS and its individual components, and potential role of confounding, in a meta-analysis.We searched articles in MEDLINE and EMBASE until February 14th, 2018. There were two approaches: meta-analysis of 1)...