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Table 4 Anaemia and iron status classification—comparison of the degree of agreement in categorising children’s anaemia status using measures of SF/CRP and using calculated body iron stores

From: Anaemia control and the interpretation of biochemical tests for iron status in children

 

Iron status and anaemia

Agreement %

Kappa

p-value

SF/CRP

Body iron stores

 

IDS

3

4

75

0.6

0.01

IDA

6

7

85.7

0.78

0.00

NIDA

35

34

97.1

0.96

0.00

MA

2

2

100

1.00

0.00

Total

46

47

   
  1. IDS iron deficient stores, SF serum ferritin, IDA iron deficiency anaemia, CRP C-reactive protein, NIDA non-iron deficiency anaemia, MA anaemia with iron deficiency + inflammation