The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels
Aim: Although loss of appetite in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and weight gain during treatment are common complaints, there are very few studies in adults. This study aimed to determine the levels of ghrelin, one of the appetite-related hormones, and hepcidin, one of the main regulators of iron met...
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| description | Aim: Although loss of appetite in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and weight gain during treatment are common complaints, there are very few studies in adults. This study aimed to determine the levels of ghrelin, one of the appetite-related hormones, and hepcidin, one of the main regulators of iron metabolism, in IDA, and to examine the effects of treatment on weight gain and the levels of these hormones.
Material and Methods: Eighty-seven adult patients with IDA and a control group of 50 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Anthropometric measurements and blood samples were obtained from the patient and control groups before treatment, and repeated after treatment in the IDA group.
Results: No significant difference was found in terms of weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio between groups but there was a significant increase in weight and BMI, in the patient group after treatment (both p |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b45e3948bd7546048eaafaed6eb0d3422023-12-25T14:43:54ZengDuzce UniversityDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1307-671X2023-12-0125323624110.18678/dtfd.132340697The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin LevelsHandan Ankaralı0Kursad Onec1Halil Cansun Kılınç2Birgül Öneç3İstanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical InformaticsDepartment of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Duzce University Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Duzce University Faculty of MedicineDÜZCE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİAim: Although loss of appetite in iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and weight gain during treatment are common complaints, there are very few studies in adults. This study aimed to determine the levels of ghrelin, one of the appetite-related hormones, and hepcidin, one of the main regulators of iron metabolism, in IDA, and to examine the effects of treatment on weight gain and the levels of these hormones. Material and Methods: Eighty-seven adult patients with IDA and a control group of 50 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Anthropometric measurements and blood samples were obtained from the patient and control groups before treatment, and repeated after treatment in the IDA group. Results: No significant difference was found in terms of weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist-to-hip ratio between groups but there was a significant increase in weight and BMI, in the patient group after treatment (both phttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3246950i̇ron deficiency anemiaappetiteweight gainghrelinhepcidindemir eksikliği anemisiiştahkilo alımıghrelinhepsidin |
| spellingShingle | Handan Ankaralı Kursad Onec Halil Cansun Kılınç Birgül Öneç The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi i̇ron deficiency anemia appetite weight gain ghrelin hepcidin demir eksikliği anemisi iştah kilo alımı ghrelin hepsidin |
| title | The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels |
| title_full | The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels |
| title_short | The Effect of Treatment on Weight Gain in Iron Deficiency Anemia and Its Association with Ghrelin and Hepcidin Levels |
| title_sort | effect of treatment on weight gain in iron deficiency anemia and its association with ghrelin and hepcidin levels |
| topic | i̇ron deficiency anemia appetite weight gain ghrelin hepcidin demir eksikliği anemisi iştah kilo alımı ghrelin hepsidin |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3246950 |
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