Sophie Gensluckner, Bernhard Wernly, Florian Koutny, Georg Strebinger, Stephan Zandanell, Lars Stechemesser, Bernhard Paulweber, Bernhard Iglseder, Eugen Trinka, Vanessa Frey, Patrick Langthaler, Georg Semmler, Luca Valenti, Elena Corradini, Christian Datz, Elmar Aigner
BACKGROUND: Hyperferritinemia (HF) is a common finding and can be considered as metabolic HF (MHF) in combination with metabolic diseases. The definition of MHF was heterogenous until a consensus statement was published recently. Our aim was to apply the definition of MHF to provide data on the prevalence and characteristics of MHF in a Central-European cohort. METHODS: This study was a retrospective analysis of the Paracelsus 10,000 study, a population-based cohort study from the region of Salzburg, Austria...
January 17, 2024: Biomedicines