Markers of iron status, blood pressure and incident hypertension among Chinese adults

The evidence on the relationship between markers of iron, blood pressure and hypertension are limited and inconsistent. This prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the relationship of serum ferritin (SF), transferrin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTFR) and haemoglobin on blood pressure and incident hypertension in the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) study.We studied 8337 adults aged 18 years old or above from CHNS in 2009 to...