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This book is a monograph with detailed investigation on risk factors of metabolic syndrome and its relationship with serum ferritin in postmenopausal women in Enugu, Nigeria. Metabolic syndrome is a cardiovascular risk factor of public health significance and changes in body composition during menopause may dispose an individual to an increased risk of MS and its consequent health conditions making the postmenopausal women to be at higher risk of morbidity and mortality from noninfectious diseases. Evaluating the association between ferritin and components of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women is relevant for clinicians and an aspect of public health that focus on screening and prevention.
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Dr. Ekene Chukwukelu is a Medical Laboratory Scientist working in the Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medicine University of Nigeria Enugu Campus. She obtained a PhD. in Medical Biochemistry from the department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Her specialty is Clinical Chemistry with great interest in Metabolic syndrome.
