Reference intervals and percentiles for soluble transferrin receptor and sTfR/log ferritin index in healthy children and adolescents.
Clin Chem Lab Med
; 2024 Jul 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is a marker of both erythropoiesis and iron status and is considered useful for detecting iron deficiency, especially in inflammatory conditions, but reference intervals covering the entire pediatric age spectrum are lacking.METHODS:
We studied 1,064 (48.5â¯% female) healthy children of the entire pediatric age spectrum to determine reference values and percentiles for sTfR and the ratio of sTfR to log-ferritin (sTfR-F index) using a standard immunoturbidimetric assay.RESULTS:
Soluble TfR levels were highly age-specific, with a peak in infancy and a decline in adulthood, whereas the sTfR-F index was a rather constant parameter. There were positive linear relationships for sTfR with hemoglobin (Hb) (p=0.008) and transferrin (females p<0.001; males p=0.003). A negative association was observed between sTfR and ferritin in females (p<0.0001) and for transferrin saturation and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in both sexes (both p<0.0001). We found a positive relationship between sTfR and body height, body mass index (BMI) and inflammatory markers (CrP p<0.0001; WBC p=0.0172), while sTfR-F index was not affected by inflammation.CONCLUSIONS:
Soluble TfR values appear to reflect the activity of infant erythropoiesis and to be modulated by inflammation and iron deficiency even in a healthy cohort.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Chem Lab Med
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Clin. chem. lab. med
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Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine
Journal subject:
QUIMICA CLINICA
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TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany