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However, standard iron markers are influenced by inflammation, complicating the diagnosis of true iron deficiency. Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) has been proposed as a more reliable, inflammation-independent marker of iron demand. This study aimed to assess the utility of sTfR in identifying iron deficiency without anemia (IDWA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ID_IBD study was a multicenter, cross-sectional study. Iron status was classified using two approaches: the ECCO consensus definition, focusing on ferritin thresholds adjusted for inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein [CRP] and fecal calprotectin [FCAL]), and a stricter definition that adds transferrin saturation to the ECCO criteria. sTfR levels were compared across groups, and ROC curve analysis was used to identify optimal diagnostic cut-offs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This analysis included 411 IBD patients (130 UC, 281 CD) and 178 controls. sTfR showed no correlation with CRP or FCAL. In UC, patients with IDWA had significantly higher sTfR levels (median 1.20\u2009mg\/L, IQR 1.02-1.42) compared to non-IDWA patients (median 1.05\u2009mg\/L, IQR 0.92-1.22; P\u2009=\u2009.013). Anemic UC patients also showed elevated sTfR levels (median 1.27\u2009mg\/L, IQR 1.14-1.59) compared to non-IDWA individuals (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). In CD, sTfR did not significantly differ between IDWA and non-IDWA patients but was significantly higher in anemic patients (P\u2009=\u2009.003).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>sTfR appears to be an inflammation-independent marker of iron status in IBD. It showed greater potential for identifying IDWA in UC, while in CD it mainly reflected increased iron demand in anemia. Overall, sTfR may be useful as a complementary parameter to conventional iron markers. 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