Using Soluble Transferrin Receptor and Taking Inflammation into Account When Defining Serum Ferritin Cutoffs Improved the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in a Group of Canadian Preschool Inuit Children from Nunavik

• Published in: Anemia
• Main Authors: Huguette Turgeon O’Brien, Rosanne Blanchet, Doris Gagné, Julie Lauzière, Carole Vézina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs; RC633-647.5; inuit; Nunavik
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6430214; https://doaj.org/article/6f184569af0e426ca307feb2780c75ff

The prevalence of iron depletion, iron deficient erythropoiesis (IDE), and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was assessed in preschool Inuit children using soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and traditional indicators of iron status while disregarding or taking inflammation into account when defining SF...