Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent: Diagnostic Performance in Assessment of Iron Deficiency in Patients with Hypothyroidism

Table 1

Biochemical parameters and thyroid profile in hypothyroid patients with IDA, ACDC, ID, and control.

Variables	Hypothyroid patients without iron deficiency and anemia (control); n = 66	Hypothyroid patients with iron deficiency and anemia (IDA); n = 66	Hypothyroid patients with iron deficiency without anemia (ID); n = 12	Hypothyroid patients with anemia of chronic disorder combined with iron deficiency (ACDC); n = 10
Ret-He (pg)	33.0 ± 2.1	21.0 ± 1.3	28.2 ± 0.2	25 ± 1.5
Hb (nmol/L)	8.98 ± 0.81	6.19 ± 0.1	9.10 ± 0.75	6.37 ± 0.2
Ferritin (ug/L)	144 ± 23.62	10.1 ± 2.0	123 ± 20.5	260.46 ± 55.75
TSH (mIU/L)	34.71 ± 0.15	36.0 ± 1.8	39 ± 2.1	40 ± 2.8
T3 (pmol/L)	2.97 ± 0.21	1.98 ± 0.13	2.01 ± 0.16	2.89 ± 0.22
T4 (pmol/L)	11.01 ± 0.32	9.41 ± 0.21	9.785 ± 0.23	10.2 ± 0.29

The data are expressed as mean ± S.D.