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Table 4.

Comparison between days 3 and 8 among the Iron group:

Variable	Day 3	Day 8	Mean difference	Paired t-test	P value
Fold change HAMP: Mean ± SD	12.4 ± 5.5	3.5 ± 0.27	8.89 ± 0.3	50.3	0.000**
Fold change Ferroportin: Mean ± SD	0.28 ± 0.01	0.63 ± 0.03	− 0.35 ± 0.08	− 7.1	0.019*

Variable

Day 3

Day 8

Mean difference

Paired t-test

P value

Fold change HAMP:

Mean ± SD

12.4 ± 5.5

3.5 ± 0.27

8.89 ± 0.3

50.3

0.000**

Fold change Ferroportin:

Mean ± SD

0.28 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.03

− 0.35 ± 0.08

− 7.1

0.019*

^**Highly significant (P < 0.001) *Significant (P < 0.05)