Determination of serum soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is proposed to distinguish between iron-deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease. Here we conducted a meta-analysis of the literature to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of sTfR and sTfR/log ferritin index. The meta-analysis included 18 sTfR and 10 sTfR index studies. Three sTfR index studies were, however, eliminated as outliers. The odds ratio was significant for both sTfR (22.9, 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.6-55.0) and sTfR index (9.5, 95% CI, 5.0-18.1) in a heterogeneous set of studies. Meta-analysis for sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios (LRs) was performed only in a subset of 10 sTfR studies. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative LRs were 86%, 75%, 3.85, and 0.19, respectively, with an area under summary receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.912 (standard error, 0.039). Additional studies are needed to define the overall diagnostic accuracy of sTfR.

Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and sTfR/log ferritin index for the diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: A meta-analysis / I. Infusino, F. Braga, A. Dolci, M. Panteghini. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 0002-9173. - 138:5(2012), pp. 642-649. [10.1309/ajcp16ntxzlzfaib]

Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) and sTfR/log ferritin index for the diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: A meta-analysis

F. Braga;A. Dolci;M. Panteghini
2012

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Determination of serum soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is proposed to distinguish between iron-deficiency anemia and anemia of chronic disease. Here we conducted a meta-analysis of the literature to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of sTfR and sTfR/log ferritin index. The meta-analysis included 18 sTfR and 10 sTfR index studies. Three sTfR index studies were, however, eliminated as outliers. The odds ratio was significant for both sTfR (22.9, 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.6-55.0) and sTfR index (9.5, 95% CI, 5.0-18.1) in a heterogeneous set of studies. Meta-analysis for sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios (LRs) was performed only in a subset of 10 sTfR studies. The overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative LRs were 86%, 75%, 3.85, and 0.19, respectively, with an area under summary receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.912 (standard error, 0.039). Additional studies are needed to define the overall diagnostic accuracy of sTfR.
Anemia; Iron deficiency; Meta-analysis; Soluble transferrin receptor
Settore BIO/12 - Biochimica Clinica e Biologia Molecolare Clinica
2012
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