Table 1.
Laboratory findings in anemia of inflammatory bowel disease patients
| Biomarkers | IDA | ACD | Mixed anemia |
| MCV (fL) | < 80 | Normal or reduced | Normal or reduced |
| MCH (pg) | < 27 | Normal | Normal |
| CHr (pg) | < 28 | Normal | Normal |
| C-RP (mg/dL) | Vormal | > 5 | > 5 |
| ferritin (ng/mL) | < 30 | > 100 | 30-100 |
| TfS (%) | < 20 | < 20 | < 20 |
| Ferritin index | > 3.2 | < 11 | > 2 |
| sTfR | Increased | Normal | Normal or increased |
| Hepcidin (nmol/L) | Reduced | Increased (> 4) | Increased (> 4) |
MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; MCH: Mean corpuscular hemoglobin; CHr: Reticulocyte hemoglobin content; C-RP: C-reactive protein; TfS: Transferrin saturation; sTfR: Soluble transferrin receptor; IDA: Iron deficiency anemia; ACD: Anemia of chronic disease.