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Table 2 Areas under the curve for ferritin, MCV, serum iron, haemoglobin and RDW in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer

From: Ferritin above 100 mcg/L could rule out colon cancer, but not gastric or rectal cancer in patients with involuntary weight loss

 

Gastrointestinal cancer

Colorectal cancer

 

AUC (95% CI)

AUC (95% CI)

Ferritin

0.746 (0.691-0.794)

0.765 (0.713-0.813)

MCV

0.627 (0.568-0.684)

0.669 (0.612-0.725)

Serum iron

0.636 (0.571-0.697)

0.650 (0.584-0.710)

Haemoglobin

0.590 (0.530-0.646)

0.552 (0.491-0.609)

RDW

0.541 (0.476-0.602)

0.463 (0.401-0.528)

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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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