The association of ferritin with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in community-dwellers: The English longitudinal study of ageing

<p>BACKGROUND: Ferritin constitutes a sensitive iron-storage index and multi-functional protein. Evidence on its association with mortality in general population is scarce and conflicting. We investigated the sex-specific associations of ferritin levels with all-cause and cardiovascular mortal...

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Main Authors: Kadoglou, N, Biddulph, J, Rafnsson, S, Trivella, M, Nihoyannopoulos, P, Demakakos, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2017