Introduction: Screening for iron deficiency, which affects a significant proportion of the population, is a burning issue in the health care system.
Aim: The aim of the authors was to examine whether low mean cell hemoglobin concentration measured by automated hematology analyzers is a suitable screening parameter for iron deficiency.
Method: The data for this study included a total of 247,705 complete blood counts and 10,840 tests with different parameters of iron metabolism.