Low Hemoglobin Density as a Measure of Iron Status

Iron deficiency anemia is the commonest cause of anemia in the developing countries. Iron status is the result of the balance between the rate of erythropoiesis and the amount of iron stored in the body. Various biochemical parameters have been used to assess iron status such as iron levels, transfe...

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Published inIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 75 - 76
Main Authors Damodar, Sharat, Raghunath, Sneha T., Murthy, Sreedhar, Jayanthi, K. J., S Latha, B. R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer-Verlag 01.06.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anemia
Blood Transfusion Medicine
Hematology
Hemoglobin
Human Genetics
Iron
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Short Communication
Vitamin deficiency
Low hemoglobin density
Iron deficiency anemia
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ISSN0971-4502
0974-0449
0974-0449
DOI10.1007/s12288-012-0162-y

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Summary:Iron deficiency anemia is the commonest cause of anemia in the developing countries. Iron status is the result of the balance between the rate of erythropoiesis and the amount of iron stored in the body. Various biochemical parameters have been used to assess iron status such as iron levels, transferrin, transferrin saturation and ferritin, and all of them may be influenced by acute phase response and are also expensive tests 1–4. In our situation where patients cannot afford exhaustive tests to document iron deficiency we utilized the LHD values as a predictor of iron status based on the formula provided by Urrechaga 5.
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ISSN:0971-4502
0974-0449
0974-0449
DOI:10.1007/s12288-012-0162-y