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Cumulative percentage distributions of estimated body iron in boys and girls from the HELENA Study. Total body iron was estimated using the formula: body iron (mg/kg)=−(log(sTfR:ferritin ratio)−2.8229)/0.1207 developed by Cook (1999) Positive values indicate the presence of storage iron, whereas negative values indicate tissue ID.
