Serum ferritin has a wide range Variability in CKD patients this makes the use of serum ferritin as an indicator of iron deficiency is limited and mostly CKD is secondary to inflammation so serum ferritin as ferritin is an acute phase reactants so it will be very high in CKD patients ,
Age
18–50
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
ALL CKD patients stage 3 to 5 not on dialysis
You may not be if
inflammatory chronic diseases IDA Autoimmune disorders Liver diseases Malignancy Infections
