Red blood cell indices versus serum ferritin as surrogate markers of iron deficiency during pregnancy
The diagnostic value of red blood cell indices, compared to serum ferritin, in detecting iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia is poor and should not play a role in diagnosing iron deficiency in pregnancy in a low-resource setting.
Authors
- Titilope A. Adeyemo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-469X)
- Bosede Bukola Afolabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7511-7567)
- Ajibola Ibraheem Abioye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-613X)
- Ochuwa Adiketu Babah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6680-3242)
- Chisom Florence Chieme
- Samuel Olusegun Spaine
Institutions
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Teaching Hospital Kandy (LK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334098
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00