Evaluation of a competitive hepcidin ELISA assay in the differential diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia with concurrent inflammation and anaemia of inflammation in elderly patients

Table 1 Clinical diagnosis according to type of anaemia

Clinical diagnosis	IDA-AI	AI
Gastrointestinal-haemorrhage	9	0
Malabsorption	1	0
Infection	0	5
Autoimmune disease	0	6
Unexplained anaemia	0	5
Miscellaneous	0	4

IDA-AI iron deficiency anaemia with concurrent inflammation, AI anaemia of inflammation

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