Rapport between Dyslipidemia and Serum Ferritin in Adolescents

Background: Ferritin is associated with manycardiometabolic risk factors such as obesity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance and hypertension both young and middle age subjects. We aimed to study the association between serum ferritin levels and dyslipidemia in adolescents.. Methods: We analyzed 60 students (30 boys and 30 girls) from local Medical Institute of Lahore city. Age range of subjects was 18-20 years. Duration of study was February 2018 to April 2018. A questionnaire was filled from consented students. Levels of serum cholesterol, triglyceride and their carries HDL-chol, LDl chol and VLDL was estimated by Auto analyzer. Serum ferritin was estimated by ELISA technique. Results: Mean age of male / female was 19.8 and 19.6 years respectively. Mean BMI values were insignificantly high in male in comparison to female. Lipid level of female was more in female. However the levels of serum ferritin was more in male. A weak direct correlation was observed between serum ferritn and serum cholesterol in both gender. However, in male subjects a weak negative correlation of serum ferritin with serum triglyceride and serum HDL-cholesterol. Whereas in female the correlation between serum ferritin and HDL-chol was positive Conclusion: Serum ferritin levels were significantly associated with major dyslipidemia parameters, more prominently in boys than in girls, and this association represents a cardiometabolic risk factor.