Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory findings of 40 adult anemia of chronic disease (ACD) cases.
| Variable | Findings |
|---|---|
| Age | 62.5 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 14 |
| Female | 26 |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Renal | 20 (50)∗∗ |
| Hepatic | 20 (50)∗∗ |
| Ascites | 12 (30)∗∗ |
| DM | 8 (20)∗∗ |
| HTN | 7 (17.5)∗∗ |
| HCV positive | 28 (70)∗∗ |
| Red cell indices | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 8.7 ± 1.5 |
| MCV (fl) | 80 ± 4.9 |
| MCH (pg) | 29.7 ± 2.9 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 31.3 ± 3.2 |
| Red blood cells (×106/μl) | 3.27 ± 0.76 |
| HCT (%) | 26.7 ± 5.1 |
| Iron indices | |
| Serum iron (μg/ml) | 62.28 ± 31.4 |
| TIBC (μg/ml) | 171.18 ± 59.27 |
| Transferrin saturation% | 43.3 ± 32.76 |
| Serum hepcidin and IL-6 | |
| Hepcidin (ng/ml) | 5.9 ± 2.6 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 157 ± 35 |
∗RBCs: red blood cells; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; HCT: hematocrit; TIBC: Total iron-binding capacity. ∗∗Number (%).