IS SERUM FERRITIN LEVEL DIFFERENT BETWEEN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS?: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate whether serum ferritin levels differ between recently diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and healthy controls, and to assess the relationship between serum ferritin level, insulin resistance and metabolic control in patients with type 2 DM.
 Material and methods: This study included 40 patients with recently diagnosed type 2 DM and 40 healthy controls. The Homeostasis Model Assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score was used for evaluation of insulin resistance. HOMA-IR scores ≥2.7 were accepted as insulin resistance. The patient and control groups were compared in terms of age, gender, BMI, serum ferritin, insulin, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR scores. If ferritin levels correlated with other parameters was assessed in the patient group. Furthermore, patients with good (HbA1c