Validity of different hematological indices to differentiate between iron deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia trait

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Observational analysis found 11 T score has 94.9% accuracy among children, highlighting effective differentiation methods.

11 T score provides the highest accuracy at 94.9%, effectively distinguishing between iron deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia trait.
RBC count showed notable accuracy of 82%, with sensitivity at 90% and specificity at 70% in the assessment.
The Green and King index reached an impressive accuracy of 93.2%, followed closely by RBC distribution width index with 92.8%.
Receiver operative characteristic curve analysis confirmed the predictive effectiveness of the hematological indices used for diagnosis.

Alfy et al. (2025) studied this question.

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