Usefulness of reticulocyte hemoglobin content test in screening for hidden iron deficiency in women
LUODan
WANGTing
MAHong-yu
FengJi
ZHUMei-cai
Abstract：Objective To examine the value of the reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) test in screening for hidden iron deficiency in women. Methods Healthy female subjects in the center of medical examination were selected, and 69 cases were proved to be with hidden iron deficiency, and 334 cases were healthy controls. The levels of CHr, red blood cell counting (RBC), hemoglobin(HGB), hematocrit(HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin(MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration(MCHC), red blood cell volume distribution width(RDW), serum ferritin (SF), serum iron(SI), transferrin(TRF), and total iron binding capacity(TIBC) were determined. Results The levels of CHr in the hidden iron deficiency group [(28.7±1.8)pg] were significantly lower than that in the control group [(30.6±1.2)pg] (P<0.001). Receiver operator characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that the area under the curve of CHr was 0.876 and significantly greater than RBC, HGB, HCT, MCV, MCH, MCHC and RDW in the diagnosis of hidden iron deficiency in women(all P<0.05). Conclusion CHr could be used for screening for hidden iron deficiency in women.
Keywords：ReticulocyteHidden iron deficiencyAnemia
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 102-104,110 )