Table 2.

Laboratory findings in ferropenic anemia, chronic disease anemia, and HF-related anemia with iron deficiency⁴⁰

Type of anemia	Soluble transferrin receptors	Transferrin saturation	Total iron binding capacity	Ferritin	Serum iron
Iron deficiency anemia	↑	↓	↑	↓	↓
Anemia of chronic disease	↔ or ↑	↓	↓	↔ or ↑	↓
HF-related anemia with iron deficiency	↑	↓	↔ or ↑	↑	↓

Abbreviation: HF, heart failure.