Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines during Immune Stimulation: Modulation of Iron Status and Red Blood Cell Profile

Table 5

Iron stores and prevalence of iron transfer block for patients with elevated C-reactive protein and patients with normal C-reactive protein.

	Elevated C-reactive protein; n = 29	Normal C-reactive protein; n = 19
Increased iron stores	59%	16%
Normal iron stores	22%	21%
Decreased iron stores	19%	63%
Iron transfer block	69%	26%
No iron transfer block	31%	74%