International Journal of Diabetes Research 2015, 4(3): 58-65 DOI: 10.5923/j.diabetes.20150403.03

Iron Deficiency in Non-Dialyzed Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study Silvia Stefania Iancu1,*, Cosmina Ioana Bondor2, Mariana Coca3, Rodica Rahaian3, Ioan Andrei Veresiu1,4 1

Center for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 3 Laboratory Department, County Emergency Hospital Cluj, Romania 4 Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2

Abstract Background. Iron deficiency (ID) is a major cause of anemia in diabetes. Data are sparse regarding iron metabolism and its association with anemia in non-dialyzed patients with diabetes and without other overt causes for low haemoglobin level. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of ID in non-dialysis dependent patients with type 2 diabetes and to assess its association with anemia and diabetic complications. Methods. Data from 400 non-dialysis dependent patients with type 2 diabetes (≥2 years) (excluding patients treated with iron therapy or erythropoietin-stimulating agents, or with foot lesions or amputations or other known clinical causes of ID) were analyzed in a cross-sectional, single-center study. ID was defined as ferritin