Table 2.
Laboratory tests to evaluate the iron status
N indicates normal; TSAT, transferrin saturation; F, females; M, males; Hb, hemoglobin; ZPP, Zn Protoporphyrin; CHr, reticulocyte Hb content; BM, bone marrow; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; and sTFR, soluble transferrin receptor.
* According to Weiss and Goodnough.28
† Normal values are according to the method used.
Adapted from Camaschella.14
