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The association of ferritin with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in community-dwellers: The English longitudinal study of ageing

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BACKGROUND: Ferritin constitutes a sensitive iron-storage index and multi-functional protein. Evidence on its association with mortality in general population is scarce and conflicting. We investigated the sex-specific associations of ferritin levels with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a population-based cohort.

METHODS: Data came from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the national mortality registry. The sample comprised 5,471 participants aged ≥52 years. Bloo...

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10.1371/journal.pone.0178994

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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Trivella, M
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C5529/A16895
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Public Library of Science Publisher's website
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PLoS One Journal website
Volume:
12
Issue:
6
Pages:
e0178994
Publication date:
2017-06-07
Acceptance date:
2017-05-22
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ISSN:
1932-6203
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English
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pubs:700108
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uuid:692cd2e7-bb7a-4134-9626-64d86046910b
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700108
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2017-06-19

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