| ACD | anemia of chronic inflammation |
| AID | absolute iron deficiency |
| AUC | area under curve |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| ESR | Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| FID | functional iron deficiency |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| hsCRP | high-sensitivity C-reactive protein |
| %HYPO | hypochromic red blood cells |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| ID | iron deficiency |
| IDA | iron deficiency anemia |
| IRE | iron-restricted erythropoiesis |
| IV | intravenous |
| MCHC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| ROC | receiver operator characteristic |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SF | serum ferritin |
| sTfR | soluble transferrin receptor |
| TSAT | transferrin saturation |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| ZnPP | zinc protoporphyrin |