AUG 16, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Metabolic hyperferritinaemia (MHF) in bariatric surgery candidates: prevalence and cross-sectional associations with liver function and metabolic markers
Scientific Reports
Cross-sectional observational study describing prevalence and associations in a bariatric surgery population; no intervention, control arm, or causal inference; hypothesis-generating for iron regulation as a therapeutic target.
Reported
Overall MHF prevalence18.51%
MHF prevalence in males32.67%
MHF prevalence in females10.54%