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**Understand blood values for iron-deficiency anemia and inflammation**.
Iron deficiency anemia is a common form of anemia caused by iron deficiency. However, other nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamin B12 and B9 (folate), can also affect your blood test results. Here's a guide to the main blood values to help you understand the state of your iron reserves and the impact of any inflammation or deficiencies.
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**1. Hemoglobin (Hb)** (Hb)
**What is it?
Hemoglobin is an oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells.
**Normal values** :
- Men**: 13-17 g/dL
- Women**: 12-16 g/dL
**Anemia indicator**: Low hemoglobin indicates anemia.
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**2. Haematocrit (Ht)**
**What is it?
Hematocrit represents the percentage of red blood cells in the blood.
**Normal values** :
- Men**: 40-52
- Women**: 36-48%.
**Anemia indicator**: A low level indicates a lack of red blood cells.
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**3. VGM (Mean corpuscular volume)** (Mean corpuscular volume)** (Mean corpuscular volume)** (Mean corpuscular volume)
**What is it?
VGM measures the average size of red blood cells. In iron-deficiency anemia, they are often smaller.
**Normal values**: 80-100 fL
**Anemia indicator**: A low **VGM** (< 80 fL) indicates microcytosis (small red blood cells), common in iron-deficiency anemia.
⚠️ **Link with B12 and B9**: A high **VGM** (> 100 fL) may indicate a **vitamin B12 or B9 (folate)** deficiency, resulting in larger red blood cells (macrocytosis).
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⚙️ **4. MCHR (mean corpuscular hemoglobin content)**.
**What is it?
MCHR represents the average amount of hemoglobin per red blood cell.
**Normal values**: 27-32 pg
**Anemia indicator**: A low **TCMH** shows that red blood cells contain less hemoglobin, typical in iron deficiency anemia.
⚠️ **Link with B12 and B9**: A low MCHT may also be observed in cases of **vitamin B12 or B9 deficiency**, affecting hemoglobin production.
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**5. Ferritin
**What is it?
Ferritin reflects your iron reserves.
**Normal values** :
- Men**: 80-150 ng/mL
- Women**: 80-120 ng/mL
**Low ferritin** (< 15 ng/mL) confirms iron deficiency.
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️ **6. Serum iron
**What is it?
Serum iron measures the amount of iron circulating in the blood.
**Normal values**: 50-170 µg/dL
**Low serum iron** may indicate iron deficiency anemia.
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⚖️ **7. Transferrin**
**What is it?
Transferrin is a protein that transports iron in the blood.
**Normal values**: 200-360 mg/dL
**Indicator of anemia**: high transferrin levels may indicate iron deficiency, as the body tries to capture more iron.
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**8. Transferrin saturation coefficient**.
**What is it?
This is the percentage of transferrin that transports iron.
**Normal values**: 20-45%.
**Anemia indicator**: A **low coefficient** (< 20%) indicates that little iron is transported, typical of iron deficiency anemia.
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**9. Ultra-sensitive CRP (C-reactive protein)** (C-reactive protein)
**What is it?
CRP is a marker of inflammation, used to detect inflammation that may distort the results of an iron test.
**Normal values**: < 5 mg/L
**An elevated **CRP** indicates inflammation, which can affect ferritin and iron levels.
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**Summary of indicators of iron-deficiency anemia and other deficiencies** :
- Low hemoglobin
- Low hematocrit
- **Low GMV and MCHR** in iron deficiency anemia; **high GMV** in B12 or B9 deficiency.
- **Low serum ferritin and iron**.
- High transferrin and low saturation coefficient**.
- Elevated CRP**: indicator of inflammation.
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**Tips to improve your health** :
- Iron-rich foods**: black pudding, offal, duck breast, pigeon, red meat, legumes, spinach.
- Vitamin C**: to improve iron absorption.
- B12 and B9**: eat foods such as dairy products, eggs and green vegetables to avoid these deficiencies.
- Watch for signs of inflammation** and consult a doctor if necessary.
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⚕️ **Take care of your health, monitor your blood levels!
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