Table 2.
Laboratory findings in iron deficiency anemia, anemia of chronic disease, mixed iron deficiency anem and anemia of chronic disease[16,31]
| Laboratory measures | IDA | ACD | IDA and ACD |
| Serum iron | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| Hemoglobin | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| MCV | ↓ | ↓ or normal | ↓ or normal |
| CRP | Normal | ↑↑ | ↑ |
| Serum ferritin | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ or normal |
| Transferrin | ↑ | ↓ or normal | ↓ |
| Transferrin saturation | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
| sTfR | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ or normal |
| sTfR- Ferritin index | High (> 2) | Low (< 1) | High (> 2) |
| Reticulocyte Hb content (CHr, pg) | < 28 | ≥ 28 | < 28 |
| Zinc protoporphyrin (μmol/mol heme) | > 40 | < 40 | > 40 |
| Percentage of hypochromic RBC | > 5 | < 5 | > 5 |
| Hepcidin | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ |
↓: Low/decreases; ↑: High/increases; ↑↑: Very high; IDA: Iron deficiency anemia; ACD: Anemia of chronic disease; MCV: Mean corpuscular volume; CRP: C-reactive protein; sTfR: Soluble transferrin receptor; Hb: Hemoglobin; RBC: Red blood cell.