Sharma J C, Roy S N
Age Ageing. 1984 Jul;13(4):248-50. doi: 10.1093/ageing/13.4.248.
Serum ferritin was correlated with bone marrow iron stores in 35 elderly anaemic patients. All 19 patients with low serum ferritin had iron deficiency as assessed on bone marrow examination, whereas six patients with low or absent bone marrow iron stores had serum ferritin within normal range. A low serum ferritin invariably indicates iron deficiency and has a better correlation than low serum iron. Serum ferritin should be included in the initial investigation of the anaemic elderly.
在35例老年贫血患者中，血清铁蛋白与骨髓铁储存相关。在骨髓检查中，所有19例血清铁蛋白水平低的患者均存在缺铁，而6例骨髓铁储存低或无储存的患者血清铁蛋白在正常范围内。血清铁蛋白水平低总是提示缺铁，且与缺铁的相关性比血清铁水平低更好。血清铁蛋白应纳入老年贫血患者的初步检查项目中。
