Accelerated increase in ferritin levels during menopausal transition as a marker of metabolic health.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12339950 · PMID 40790323

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Iron levels rose significantly in the pre‐FMP segment (β = +0.83, P = 0.0005) and showed an even steeper increase around the FMP (β = +3.42, P < 0.0001); thereafter they declined modestly, but the post‐FMP slope did not reach statistical significance (β = − 0.56, P = 0.06).

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