Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People

Table 4

Pearson’s correlation of ferritin with the test variables (note a strong positive correlation with CRP/BMI and an inverse correlation with transferrin).

Variable	Pearson’s value ()	value
Hb	−0.62	<0.001
Iron	−0.89	<0.001
TIBC	−0.84	<0.001
TSAT	−0.86	<0.001
CRP	0.87	<0.001
BMI	0.86	<0.001