Table 1

Laboratory assessement of iron metabolism in 1992 and 1998

6/19925/1998Normal values
Hb (g/dl)11.312.613.0–17.0
MCV (fl)76.58183–97
Iron (μmol/l)4.74.014–32
Ferritin (μl)95094220–300
  • Hb, haemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume.