title: Comparing serum ferritin values from different population surveys.
abstract: This report compares serum ferritin data collected in recently conducted Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys by age, sex, and ethnic group. Serum ferritin assays and selected confounding variables are examined to explore the basis of the difference in serum ferritin values obtained from the different surveys.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Examination Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Looker
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Gunter
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009309:National Center for Health Statistics, U.S.; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins