Serum Ferritin as a Marker of Psychiatric Disorders

Serum ferritin, insulin resistance (HOMA), lipid profile and Body Mass Index (BMI) were studied on 44 patients of depression and 38 patients of schizophrenia before any specific treatment was initiated, and compared with 30 healthy controls. All studied schizophrenics showed normal BMI and serum ferritin was significantly decreased (p<0.001) whereas only about 57% of depressive patients had normal BMI and showed decrease in serum ferritin (p<0.001), and rest of the depressive patients had significantly raised BMI (p<0.001) as well as raised serum ferritin level (p<0.001). Depressive patients with raised ferritin level had significantly raised insulin resistance (p<0.001) along with raised serum triglyceride (p<0.007). Serum total cholesterol was increased and HDL cholesterol was decreased in both the conditions.

Keywords

Ferritin, Insulin resistance, Depression, Schizophrenia

Citation

Roy Santa Saha, Pal Santasmita, Saha Sarmishtha, Gayen Rumi, Ghosh Malati, Sengupta Soumyendu, Das Harendra Nath. Serum Ferritin as a Marker of Psychiatric Disorders. Journal of The Indian Medical Association. 2022 Aug; 120(8): 45-49

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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/216596

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Journal of the Indian Medical Association

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