Abstract
Assays of serum ferritin concentration in adolescent females were performed in respect of red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin concentration (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct) and transferrin saturation. Anemia (microcytic hypochromic), with low hemoglobin concentration, was exhibited in 4% of the subjects examined. About 24% of the subjects had abnormally low levels of transferrin saturation. Latent iron deficiency, with low serum ferritin concentration, was present in 66% of the subjects ; the mean values of serum ferritin concentration in males was 60±18.6ng/ml, while that in females was 29±9.0ng/ml.
