Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen. As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year.
For men, the normal range for ferritin is 24 to 336 nanograms per milliliter, and for women, the normal range for ferritin is 11 to 307 nanograms per milliliter, explains Mayo Clinic. These are measured in standard units. Continue Reading.
The normal range for ferritin levels is rather broad and varies slightly among laboratories. Normal ferritin levels are higher for men than for women. High or low levels of ferritin are suggestive of an iron storage disorder or iron deficiency anemia, respectively. As with any blood test, the result is interpreted together with the result of other laboratory tests and a thorough patient physical examination and medical history to establish a diagnosis. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 8/12/2015.