What causes high Total serum iron and low PPBG?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your PPBG is in between 80 mg/dL and 140 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and PPBG respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

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	40.707
5-10 years	41.426
10-15 years	42.158
15-20 years	42.903
20-25 years	43.661
25-30 years	44.432
30-35 years	45.217
35-40 years	46.016
40-45 years	46.829
45-50 years	47.656
50-55 years	48.498
55-60 years	49.355
60-70 years	50.227
70-80 years	51.115
80-90 years	52.018
90-100 years	52.937
>100 years	53.872

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

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Some examples of conditions that 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 PPBG : 80 - 140 mg/dL

Ideal values of PPBG depending on age :

Age	Ideal PPBG value
<5 years	81.414
5-10 years	82.853
10-15 years	84.317
15-20 years	85.807
20-25 years	87.323
25-30 years	88.866
30-35 years	90.436
35-40 years	92.034
40-45 years	93.66
45-50 years	95.315
50-55 years	96.999
55-60 years	98.713
60-70 years	100.457
70-80 years	102.232
80-90 years	104.038
90-100 years	105.876
>100 years	107.747

High Total serum iron and low PPBG can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and PPBG blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 80 mg/dL for PPBG, 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 PPBG Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and PPBG tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and PPBG 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 PPBG Test reports by your pathologist.