Serum Ferritin Threshold for Iron Deficiency Screening in One-Year-Old Children.

Mukhtarova, Narmin; Ha, Barbara; Diamond, Carol A; Plumb, Amy J; Kling, Pamela J · J Pediatr · 2022

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal hemoglobin screening for iron deficiency anemia using hemoglobin <110 g/L at the 1-year-old well child visit. Our retrospective study suggests the need for combined hemoglobin and serum ferritin iron deficiency screening and raising the diagnostic serum ferritin threshold to 24-25 μg/L.

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