The Claim
In Mongolian adults with type 2 diabetes, elevated ferritin levels are independently associated with higher 10-year cardiovascular risk as estimated by the Framingham Risk Score (13.97 vs. 11.4, p = 0.0001), even after adjusting for traditional inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
If you're a Mongolian adult with type 2 diabetes and have high levels of a protein called ferritin in your blood, you might be at greater risk for heart problems over the next 10 years — and this seems to be true even if your other signs of inflammation are normal.
See the scientific wording
Elevated ferritin levels are associated with higher 10-year cardiovascular risk as estimated by the Framingham Risk Score (13.97 vs. 11.4, p = 0.0001) in Mongolian adults with type 2 diabetes, independent of traditional inflammatory markers such as CRP and IL-6.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that higher ferritin levels were linked to higher heart disease risk in Mongolian adults with diabetes, and this wasn’t because of inflammation. That’s exactly what the claim says.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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