Hemoglobin and hepcidin have good validity and utility for diagnosing iron deficiency anemia among pregnant women.
Ajibola Ibraheem AbioyeSaid AboudZulfiqarali PremjiAnalee J EtheredgeNilupa S GunaratnaChristopher R SudfeldRamadhani A NoorEllen HertzmarkDonna SpiegelmanChristopher DugganWafaie FawziPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2019)
Ascertaining hemoglobin and hepcidin levels may improve the targeting of iron supplementation programs in resource-limited countries, though hepcidin's high costs may limit its use.