Body iron stores in relation to the metabolic syndrome, glycemic control and complications in female patients with type 2 diabetes

Association of ferritin with metabolic derangements and complications in diabetes is partly dependent on association with inflammation. Iron status, estimated with the sTfR-F index, is associated with metabolic derangements and complications but the associations are dependent on other risk factors. Prospective studies that use the sTfR-F index as a marker of iron status are required to confirm the role of iron in the etiopathogenesis of T2DM and its complications.