Retrospective study shows serum iron is more sensitive than ferritin for diagnosing anemia in inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting a combined measurement approach.
0.001). However, when the false-positive rate was controlled at 20%, the sensitivity of serum iron for diagnosing iron deficiency was 62.00%.ConclusionsIn patients with inflammatory bowel disease, serum iron is inversely associated with inflammation and appears to be more sensitive than serum ferritin in detecting iron deficiency anemia. These findings suggest that combined measurement of serum iron and serum ferritin may enhance the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in clinical practice.
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