title: Is iron deficiency in the absence of anemia associated with fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored whether iron deficiency in the absence of anemia is associated with fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed iron deficiency and anemia in 280 participants from the population-based Manitoba IBD Cohort Study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Iron deficiency was identified in 20% with Crohn's disease and 27% with ulcerative colitis. Anemia was identified overall in 50 (18%), with 230 who were nonanemic. In the nonanemic subgroup, there were no significant differences between iron-deficient and -sufficient groups in mean fatigue levels or proportions with problematic fatigue. There was no unique contribution of iron deficiency to problematic fatigue after adjustment for active disease and anemia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was no evidence of an association between iron deficiency and fatigue in the absence of anemia, suggesting that iron deficiency is not a clinically relevant contributor to fatigue in IBD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Lesley A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Graff
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Clara
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zarychanski
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rogala
authors.forename: Norine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Charles N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged