What causes high Total serum iron and low VLDL?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your VLDL is in between 5 mg/dL and 30 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and VLDL 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	40.696
5-10 years	41.404
10-15 years	42.124
15-20 years	42.857
20-25 years	43.603
25-30 years	44.362
30-35 years	45.134
35-40 years	45.919
40-45 years	46.718
45-50 years	47.531
50-55 years	48.358
55-60 years	49.199
60-70 years	50.055
70-80 years	50.926
80-90 years	51.812
90-100 years	52.714
>100 years	53.631

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

Normal range of VLDL : 5 - 30 mg/dL

Ideal values of VLDL depending on age :

Age	Ideal VLDL value
<5 years	5.087
5-10 years	5.176
10-15 years	5.266
15-20 years	5.358
20-25 years	5.451
25-30 years	5.546
30-35 years	5.643
35-40 years	5.741
40-45 years	5.841
45-50 years	5.943
50-55 years	6.046
55-60 years	6.151
60-70 years	6.258
70-80 years	6.367
80-90 years	6.478
90-100 years	6.591
>100 years	6.706

High Total serum iron and low VLDL can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and VLDL blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 5 mg/dL for VLDL, 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 VLDL Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and VLDL tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and VLDL 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 VLDL 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