What type of study is this?

This is a Cohort Study study (also classified as: Human Clinical Trial).

What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a new ferritin threshold on diagnosing iron deficiency and related conditions.

December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

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Pre- and post-intervention study shows increased diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in women, suggesting better clinical practices.

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a new ferritin threshold on diagnosing iron deficiency and related conditions.
Conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data.
Analyzed diagnosis rates in two periods: before and after updating the ferritin threshold.
Included patients with ferritin levels below 30 ng/mL.
Increased diagnosis rates of iron deficiency anemia from 51.0% to 58.5%.
Ferritin tests flagged as low rose from 13% to 32%.
Oral iron prescriptions increased by 15% and IV iron by 17%.

Peter A. Kouides (2025) studied this question.

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