What causes high Total serum iron and low Cholesterol?

High Total serum iron and low Cholesterol can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Cholesterol is in between 125 mg/dL and 200 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Cholesterol respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Some examples of conditions that can increase or decrease Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.693
5-10 years	41.398
10-15 years	42.115
15-20 years	42.845
20-25 years	43.588
25-30 years	44.343
30-35 years	45.111
35-40 years	45.893
40-45 years	46.688
45-50 years	47.497
50-55 years	48.32
55-60 years	49.157
60-70 years	50.009
70-80 years	50.876
80-90 years	51.758
90-100 years	52.655
>100 years	53.568

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

Normal range of Cholesterol : 125 - 200 mg/dL

Ideal values of Cholesterol depending on age :

Age	Ideal Cholesterol value
<5 years	40.693
5-10 years	40.693
10-15 years	40.693
15-20 years	40.693
20-25 years	40.693
25-30 years	40.693
30-35 years	40.693
35-40 years	40.693
40-45 years	40.693
45-50 years	40.693
50-55 years	40.693
55-60 years	40.693
60-70 years	40.693
70-80 years	40.693
80-90 years	40.693
90-100 years	40.693
>100 years	40.693

High Total serum iron and low Cholesterol can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Cholesterol blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 125 mg/dL for Cholesterol, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Total serum iron and Cholesterol Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and Cholesterol tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and Cholesterol blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Total serum iron and Cholesterol Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Serum iron test
• Cleveland Clinic – Iron Blood Test: What It Is & Results
• NIH – Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron binding capacity