Evaluation of hemoglobin performance in the assessment of iron stores in feto-maternal pairs in a high-risk population: receiver operating characteristic curve analysis

Objective: By applying receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the objective of this study was to see whether hemoglobin levels reflect body iron stores in a group of pregnant women at term who, by using serum ferritin as the reference test, had a high pre-test prob- ability of having iron deficiency anemia. Likewise, we evaluated the ability of hemoglobin and maternal serum ferritin levels to predict iron deficiency anemia in newborns. Methods: Hemoglobin and serum ferritin were measured in 187 pregnant women at term belonging to a group with a high pre-test probability of iron deficiency anemia and their newborns. Women with Hb <11.0 g/dL and newborns with cord Hb <13.0 g/dL were classified as anemic. A serum ferritin <12.0 µg/L in women and a cord blood serum ferritin <35.0 µg/L were considered to reflect empty iron stores. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was applied to select the cut-off points that better reflected iron stores. Results: The Hb cut-off point selected by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in women was <11.5 g/dL (sensitivity: 60.82, specificity: 53.33%, Youden Index: 0.450). Most of the newborns had normal Hb which precluded this analysis. Maternal Hb <11.0 g/dL was the cut-off point that best reflected iron deficiency anemia in newborns (sensitivity: 55.88%, specificity: 57.24%, Youden Index: 0.217). The best cut-off point of maternal serum ferritin to reflect empty iron stores in newborns was <6.0 µg/L (sensitivity: 76.47%, specificity: 31.58%, Youden Index: 0.200). Conclusion: Hemoglobin concentration performed poorly to detect iron deficiency anemia in women at term with high risk for iron deficiency and their newborns..

Medienart:	E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Erschienen:	2015

Enthalten in:	Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37
Enthalten in:	Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia - 37(2015), 3, Seite 178-183

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	José Carlos Jaime-Pérez [VerfasserIn] Gisela García-Arellano [VerfasserIn] Nereida Méndez-Ramírez [VerfasserIn] Óscar González-Llano [VerfasserIn] David Gómez-Almaguer [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:	Anemia, Iron-deficiency Diagnostic tests, Routine Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Ferritins

doi:	10.1016/j.bjhh.2015.02.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	DOAJ078353734