The real diagnostic value of serum iron in iron deficiency anemia among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A retrospective study

0.001). However, when the false-positive rate was controlled at 20%, the sensitivity of serum iron for diagnosing iron deficiency was 62.00%.ConclusionsIn patients with inflammatory bowel disease, serum iron is inversely associated with inflammation and appears to be more sensitive than serum ferritin in detecting iron deficiency anemia. These findings suggest that combined measurement of serum iron and serum ferritin may enhance the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in clinical practice.