The Effect of Serum Ferritin Levels and Dietary Intakes of Pre-and Postmenopausal Women on Lipid Peroxidation

Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) which are the last by product of lipid peroxidatiotı and serum ferritin levels, dietary total fa t and type offats and oils,food consıımption pattern on fifteen, lıealthy premenopausal women (40-45 y) who stili experieııced regıdar menstrııal periods and fifteen, healthy postmenopausal wonıen (47-60 y) who were >1 y postmenopause. While there was no relation in body mass index of pre and postmenopausal women (p>0.05), percent of body fa t in postmenopausal \vomen were higher than premenopausal women. In both groııps the dietary fat and iron consıımption vvere similar. Serum iron, ferritin and TBARS values vvere found higher in postmenopausal women than premenopausal women (p<0.05). There were no significant relation between serum ferritin and TBARS valııes in both groups (p>0.05). It w as found that serum ferritin, total dietary fat, satıırated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E and C had no effect on serum TBARS value (p>0.05). However, the correlation betvveen serum TBARS value and total dietary fa t was increased 5% when it was evaluated witlı serum ferritin. In conclıısion, the results have shovvn that in postmenopausal women, ferritin level slightly enhanced the serum TBARS value but it is not satistically significant