Inflammation Mediates the Relationship Between BMI and Serum Ferritin Among Women With Normal to High BMI in Azerbaijan but Not Malawi: BRINDA Project

摘要

Considering the known metabolic relationships between adiposity, inflammation, and iron status, we examined whether inflammation mediates the relationship between BMI and serum ferritin (SF) concentration among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) with normal to high BMI in a low-income country (Malawi) and an upper-middle income country (Azerbaijan).