Table 2 Patient characteristics according to type of anaemia
Variable | Reference value | IDA-AI | AI |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | – | 74 (70–92) | 78 (69–88) |
Hb (g/L) | >130 men, >120 women | 103 (86–115) | 113 (93–125) |
MCV (fL) | 82.0–98.0 | 87.7 (63.1–92.3) | 93.1 (84.0–99.3) |
MCH (pg) | 27–33 | 28 (20–32) | 31 (27–34) |
Iron (μg/L) | 9–34 | 6 (2–14) | 9 (2–16) |
Transferrin (g/L) | 1.94–3.26 | 2.77 (1.71–4.03) | 1.79 (1.27–2.64) |
TSAT (%) | 15–60 men, 15–50 women | 9 (2–27) | 18 (5–34) |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 25–310 men, 15–150 women | 18 (10–95) | 260 (32–1685) |
CRP (mg/L) | <5 | 6 (6–44) | 24 (6–154) |
IL-6 (ng/L) | <7.0 | 3.3 (1.5–20) | 8.0 (1.5–169) |
Hepcidin (μg/L) | 8–76 men, 2–31 women | 4 (1–20) | 35 (10–115) |
Reticulocytes (×109/L) | 26–130 | 74 (29–145) | 47 (24–117) |