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High ferritin and low transferrin saturation are associated with pre-diabetes among a national representative sample of U.S. adults

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Higher ferritin and lower TSAT are associated with higher risk of preDM in a general population without confounding diseases.
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This article is published in Clinical Nutrition.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 47 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transferrin saturation & Ferritin.

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Iron and liver fibrosis: Mechanistic and clinical aspects.

TL;DR: The role of iron is described in various clinical pathologies, the significance and potential of iron-related proteins in the diagnosis and therapeutics of liver fibrosis are highlighted and the underlying mechanisms by which excess iron can facilitate fibrotic responses are examined.
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High prevalence of iron deficiency in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

TL;DR: It is necessary to select patients suitable for decompensation of chronic heart failure for iron parameters based on prior history and once they are admitted to hospital, the iron levels in their blood are controlled for.
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Association of Multiple Biomarkers of Iron Metabolism and Type 2 Diabetes: The EPIC-InterAct Study.

TL;DR: The pattern of association of TSAT and transferrin with T2D suggests that the underlying relationship between iron stores and T2d is more complex than the simple link suggested by the association of ferritin with T1D.
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Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus

Vittorio Basevi
- 06 Feb 2011 - 
TL;DR: The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage, dys-function, and failure of differentorgans, especially the eyes, kidneys, nerves, heart, and blood vessels.
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States

TL;DR: The prevalence of CKD in the United States in 1999-2004 is higher than it was in 1988-1994 and this increase is partly explained by the increasing prevalence of diabetes and hypertension and raises concerns about future increased incidence of kidney failure and other complications.
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Use and Abuse of HOMA Modeling

TL;DR: The HOMA model has become a widely used clinical and epidemiological tool and, when used appropriately, it can yield valuable data, however, as with all models, the primary input data needs to be robust, and the data need to be interpreted carefully.
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