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New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs (opens in a new tab)

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA recent guideline article in Blood Advances presents ASH 2026 evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing iron deficiency.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe guidelines recommend higher serum ferritin thresholds for several patient groups to improve detection of iron deficiency, including in people without anemia.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedFor children aged 9 months to 4 years, the recommended ferritin cutoff changes from ≤12 ng/mL to ≤20 ng/mL; for adults and menstruating individuals, the suggested threshold changes from ≤15 ng/mL to ≤30 ng/mL, with higher cutoffs such as ≤50 ng/mL in some higher-risk situations.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated≤12 ng/mL to ≤20 ng/mL; ≤15 ng/mL to ≤30 ng/mL; up to ≤50 ng/mL in some situations

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedFor adults with anemia of inflammation, the guideline suggests using both serum ferritin and transferrin saturation, considering iron deficiency when ferritin is <100 ng/mL or TSAT is <20%.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedferritin <100 ng/mL or TSAT <20%

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe article says the recommendations are largely based on low-certainty or very-low-certainty evidence and should be interpreted with clinical context, patient preferences, and local resources, because higher thresholds may also increase false-positive diagnoses and unnecessary treatment.View evidenceHide evidence

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