Ferritin as a Risk Factor for Glucose Intolerance amongst Men and Women Originating from the Indian Subcontinent
Table 1
Diabetes related indices by body iron status amongst Indian Gujaratis.
Men
Women
Normal ferritin (≥20 and <300 ng/mL)
= 135 (67 migrants)
Low ferritin (<20 ng/mL)
= 45 (16 migrants)
Normal ferritin (≥20 and <300 ng/mL)
= 62 (44 migrants)
Low ferritin (<20 ng/mL)
= 136 (52 migrants)
Age (years)
48.7 (46.5–50.9)
50.0 (45.6–54.5)
50.9 (47.9–53.9)
47.3 (45.2–49.5)
Body mass index (kg/m2)#
23.5 (22.8–24.3)
21.4 (20.1–22.7)
24.6 (23.5–25.8)
22.4 (21.6–23.2)
Waist circumference (cm)
86.0 (83.6–88.5)
81.3 (77.7–85.0)
80.0 (77.3–82.6)
74.6 (72.4–76.7)
Hip circumference (cm)
95.9 (94.4–97.3)
93.2 (90.4–96.0)
97.5 (95.0–99.9)
94.3 (92.4–96.1)
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)#
130 (126–133)
120 (114–126)
122 (116–129)
113 (109–116)
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)#
80.1 (78.1–82.2)
73.6 (70.3–76.9)
74.6 (71.5–77.8)
69.8 (68.1–71.5)
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)
5.64 (5.31–5.97)
5.30 (4.53–6.07)
5.33 (4.91–5.75)
5.05 (4.89–5.22)
2 hr glucose (mmol/L)
5.91 (5.56–6.26)
5.82 (5.31–6.34)
6.15 (5.68–6.62)
5.88 (5.56–6.20)
Fasting nonesterified fatty acids (mmol/L)
0.39 (0.35–0.42)
0.39 (0.31–0.47)
0.41 (0.36–0.47)
0.30 (0.26–0.33)
Fasting triglycerides (mmol/L)
1.08 (1.00–1.17)
0.90 (0.78–1.04)
1.08 (0.98–1.19)
0.87 (0.81–0.93)
Apolipoprotein B to AI ratio
0.727 (0.689–0.764)
0.759 (0.669–0.850)
0.705 (0.667–0.743)
0.652 (0.621–0.684)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
1.23 (1.17–1.29)
1.20 (1.10–1.31)
1.27 (1.19–1.36)
1.18 (1.13–1.23)
Data are mean (95% CI) or geometric mean (95% CI). #Differences are significant for body mass index (0.008), triglycerides (<0.05), systolic (0.006), and diastolic blood pressure (0.001).
