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FERRITIN
Product Details
Clinical Significance
Useful in the diagnosis of hypochromic, microcytic anemias. Decreased in iron deficiency anemia and increased in iron overload.
Liver dysfunction and other factors can cause a reduction in the clearance of serum ferritin resulting in an increase in serum ferritin levels. Ferritin is an acute phase reactant that may be elevated in a wide-range of inflammatory conditions and infections. Clinical studies suggest the sensitivity may be 35-48% and specificity of 75-78% to detect iron deficiency.
Reference Range(s)
| Age | Male | Female | |||||||||||
| <4 Days | Not established | Not established | |||||||||||
| 4-14 Days | 100-717 ng/mL | 100-717 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 15 Days-5 Months | 14-647 ng/mL | 14-647 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 6-11 Months | 8-182 ng/mL | 8-182 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 1-4 Years | 5-100 ng/mL | 5-100 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 5-13 Years | 14-79 ng/mL | 14-79 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 14-15 Years | 13-83 ng/mL | 6-67 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 16-19 Years | 11-172 ng/mL | 6-67 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 20-39 Years | 20-345 ng/mL | 10-154 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| 40-59 Years | 20-380 ng/mL | 10-232 ng/mL | |||||||||||
| >59 Years | 20-380 ng/mL | 20-288 ng/mL | |||||||||||
Test Prep: None indicated
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