Table 3.
Results of the analyses of the EL iron biomarkers.
| Least-Squares Means (SE) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Factor | F | df | MSE | p | FL | CL | NL | Ordering |
| Hb, g/dL | Condition | 5.36 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.005 | 12.32 (0.04) | 12.17 (0.05) | 12.12 (0.05) | FL > CL = NL |
| Age | 5.42 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Hb, BL | 5.42 | 1 | 0.021 | ||||||
| sFt, ng/mL | Condition | 35.99 | 2 | 249.95 | <0.001 | 47.88 (1.57) | 37.11 (1.51) | 38.13 (1.59) | FL > CL = NL |
| Age | 1.47 | 1 | 0.226 | ||||||
| sFt, BL | 515.82 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| sTfR, μg/mL | Condition | 8.23 | 2 | 1.35 | <0.001 | 3.67 (0.11) | 4.24 (0.11) | 3.97 (0.12) | FL < CL = NL |
| Age | 0.62 | 1 | 0.432 | ||||||
| sTfR, BL | 2357.70 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| TBI, mg/kg | Condition | 47.47 | 2 | 2.49 | <0.001 | 7.37 (0.15) | 6.17 (0.15) | 6.57 (0.16) | FL > NL > CL |
| Age | 0.69 | 1 | 0.408 | ||||||
| TBI, BL | 1424.86 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| RBC, 1012/L | Condition | 3.48 | 2 | 0.04 | 0.032 | 4.52 (0.02) | 4.50 (0.02) | 4.46 (0.02) | FL >= CL >= NL |
| Age | 0.68 | 1 | 0.411 | ||||||
| RBC, BL | 498.73 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| HCT, % | Condition | 3.74 | 2 | 3.01 | 0.025 | 38.17 (0.17) | 38.09 (0.16) | 37.70 (0.17) | FL = CL = NL |
| Age | 5.07 | 1 | 0.025 | ||||||
| HCT, BL | 455.50 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| MCV, fL | Condition | 9.32 | 2 | 4.74 | <0.001 | 84.74 (0.21) | 84.98 (0.20) | 84.73 (0.22) | CL < FL = NL |
| Age | 0.38 | 1 | 0.536 | ||||||
| MCV, BL | 2567.17 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| MCH, pg | Condition | 28.77 | 2 | 0.45 | <0.001 | 27.17 (0.07) | 26.74 (0.06) | 26.88 (0.07) | CL < FL = NL |
| Age | 0.02 | 1 | 0.895 | ||||||
| MCH, BL | 4172.05 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| MCHC, % | Condition | 12.84 | 2 | 0.37 | <0.001 | 32.04 (0.06) | 31.43 (0.06) | 31.68 (0.06) | FL > CL = NL |
| Age | 1.34 | 1 | 0.248 | ||||||
| MCHC, BL | 888.63 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| WBC, 109/L | Condition | 2.26 | 2 | 2.37 | 0.106 | 9.10 (0.15) | 9.31 (0.14) | 9.33 (0.15) | FL = CL = NL |
| Age | 2.12 | 1 | 0.344 | ||||||
| WBC, BL | 194.29 | 1 | <0.001 | ||||||
| CRP, mg/L | Condition | 1.90 | 2 | 2.68 | 0.152 | 0.32 (0.16) | 0.76 (0.15) | 0.37 (0.16) | FL = CL = NL |
| Age | 3.61 | 1 | 0.058 | ||||||
| CRP, BL | 0.03 | 1 | 0.854 | ||||||
Note: FL = fortified lentil, CL = comparison lentil, NL = no lentil, MSE = mean square error, SE = standard error.