•World Health Organisation Normal
Ranges;
1.5-6.0
yrs >11.0g/dl, adult women >12.0g/dl, adult men >13.0g/dl.
•Adult ranges have been adopted from ages
15yrs and upward
•British laboratories often use a normal
range of >11.5g/dl for adult women
•Levels of 11.5-11.9g/dl in women can
indicate symptomatic iron deficiency