Basically, TIBC is a measure of the proteins that can carry iron to different parts of the body. %sat is the percentage of those carriers that have iron attached. I don't believe transferrin and TIBC are directly related. Transferrin is the actual protein and TIBC is the amount of iron it is capable of carrying.
High TIBC correlates with high Transferrin. The lab values here in the group confirm that. Why TIBC is still necessary, I do not understand. These are outdated lab parameters. Here from a study: "There was no difference in diagnostic performance between transferrin and the 2 TIBC formulations." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17376421
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UIBC is TIBC minus serum iron. Tsat% is serum iron/TIBC. So the only "real" measurements are serum iron and TIBC. Moderator/RCP Consultant
Ok, other question: where is the difference between TIBC and Tsat%?
Basically, TIBC is a measure of the proteins that can carry iron to different parts of the body. %sat is the percentage of those carriers that have iron attached. I don't believe transferrin and TIBC are directly related. Transferrin is the actual protein and TIBC is the amount of iron it is capable of carrying.
% saturation = % transferrin Iron saturation.
Serum Iron divided by TIBC = %Transferrin Iron Saturation
So TIBC is no longer necessary if i have Tsat%?
High TIBC correlates with high Transferrin. The lab values here in the group confirm that. Why TIBC is still necessary, I do not understand. These are outdated lab parameters. Here from a study: "There was no difference in diagnostic performance between transferrin and the 2 TIBC formulations." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17376421