Letter to the Editor

Ferritin Levels in Postmenopausal Women Do Not Seem to Play a Significant Role in Osteoporosis

Authors: Mehmet Aki Buyukbese, MD, Ercan Cetinus, MD, Ali Cetinkaya, MD, Sukru Aras, MD

Abstract

Osteoporosis and its complications are increasingly becoming worldwide public health concerns. Lower ferritin levels are a sign of iron deficiency anemia. We investigated levels of ferritin in osteoporotic postmenopausal women.

Sixty-seven postmenopausal women aged 56.51 ± 7.07 years who were living in Kahramanmaras city and admitted to our osteoporosis outpatient department were included in the study. Participants were divided into two groups according to their T scores. Based on the World Health Organization classifications, 38 had osteoporosis, and 29 did not.

 

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