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Abstract
Background: Iron deficiency is a frequent and multifactorial disorder in the career of athletes. Exercise-induced disturbances in iron homeostasis produce deleterious effects on performance and adaptation to training. Thus, the identification of strategies that restore or maintain iron homeostasis in athletes is required
Aim of study: To determine the relation between regular physical activity, iron level and hepcidin level as well as inflammatory markers among a sample of medical Ain Shams University students.
Subjects and Methods: The current study is a descritptive study of 54 students from 200 students that follow regular physical activity among 1220 Ain Shams medical students. Our study group was divided into two groups. group 1 included 23 students with reduced serum iron level. group 2 included 31 students with reduced serum iron level
Results: There was no significant difference observed between studied groups regarding BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist hip ratio and the hemoglobin level. However serum ferritin and hepcidin were significantly lower in reduced serum iron group than normal serum iron group. CRP was significantly higher in reduced serum iron group than normal serum iron group and shows positive correlation between with BMI in reduced serum iron whereas hepcidin show significant positive correlation between serum hepcidin and waist circumference in reduced serum iron group as well as significant negative correlation with BMI in control group.
Conclusion: the timing of sampling post exercise may show the induction of hepcidin response to exercise which may show guiding information on exact timing with iron therapy in athletes.