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Ferroportin-Hepcidin Axis in Prepubertal Obese Children with Sufficient Daily Iron Intake

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  • Joanna Gajewska

    (Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz

    (Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Witold Klemarczyk

    (Department of Nutrition, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Ewa Głąb-Jabłońska

    (Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Halina Weker

    (Department of Nutrition, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Magdalena Chełchowska

    (Screening Department and Metabolic Diagnostics, Institute of Mother and Child, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Iron metabolism may be disrupted in obesity, therefore, the present study assessed the iron status, especially ferroportin and hepcidin concentrations, as well as associations between the ferroportin-hepcidin axis and other iron markers in prepubertal obese children. The following were determined: serum ferroportin, hepcidin, ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), iron concentrations and values of hematological parameters as well as the daily dietary intake in 40 obese and 40 normal-weight children. The ferroportin/hepcidin and ferritin/hepcidin ratios were almost two-fold lower in obese children ( p = 0.001; p = 0.026, respectively). Similar iron concentrations (13.2 vs. 15.2 µmol/L, p = 0.324), the sTfR/ferritin index (0.033 vs. 0.041, p = 0.384) and values of hematological parameters were found in obese and control groups, respectively. Iron daily intake in the obese children examined was consistent with recommendations. In this group, the ferroportin/hepcidin ratio positively correlated with energy intake ( p = 0.012), dietary iron ( p = 0.003) and vitamin B 12 ( p = 0.024). In the multivariate regression model an association between the ferroportin/hepcidin ratio and the sTfR/ferritin index in obese children (β = 0.399, p = 0.017) was found. These associations did not exist in the controls. The results obtained suggest that in obese children with sufficient iron intake, the altered ferroportin-hepcidin axis may occur without signs of iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia. The role of other micronutrients, besides dietary iron, may also be considered in the iron status of these children.

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  • Joanna Gajewska & Jadwiga Ambroszkiewicz & Witold Klemarczyk & Ewa Głąb-Jabłońska & Halina Weker & Magdalena Chełchowska, 2018. "Ferroportin-Hepcidin Axis in Prepubertal Obese Children with Sufficient Daily Iron Intake," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-15, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:10:p:2156-:d:173122
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    1. Roohi Kharofa & Robert Siegel & Kristin Stackpole, 2019. "What to Do about Childhood Obesity?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-4, October.

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