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SUBMITTER: Sezgin G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7589482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sezgin Gorkem G Monagle Paul P Loh Tze Ping TP Ignjatovic Vera V Hoq Monsurul M Pearce Christopher C McLeod Adam A Westbrook Johanna J Li Ling L Georgiou Andrew A
Scientific reports 20201026 1
Low serum ferritin is diagnostic of iron deficiency, yet its published lower cut-off values are highly variable, particularly for pediatric populations. Lower cut-off values are commonly reported as 2.5th percentiles, and is based on the variation of ferritin values in the population. Our objective was to determine whether a functional approach based on iron deficient erythropoiesis could provide a better alternative. Utilizing 64,443 ferritin test results from pediatric electronic health record ...[more]