Evaluation of Erythrocytes, Platelets, and Serum Iron Profile in Dogs with Chronic Enteropathy

Table 2

Serum iron profile and CRP modification pre- and posttreatment.

Test; (units)	Reference Range	Pretreatment	Posttreatment	P
Iron ($\mu$g/dL)	81–220	129.2 + 34.8	166.0 + 64.8	.030
UIBC ($\mu$g/dL)	150–300	208.1 + 48.9	258.5 + 80.5	.010
TIBC ($\mu$g/dL)	270–460	337.3 + 64.7	424.5 + 105.9	.001
Transferrin saturation (%)	25–52	38.5 + 8.5	39.2 + 9.9	.820
Ferritin (ng/mL)	60–190	116.9 + 45.5	118.1 + 48.9	.931
CRP (mg/dL)	0.0–0.15	0.31 + 0.02	0.26 + 0.39	.703

UIBC, unsaturated iron binding capacity; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; CRP, C-reactive protein.