Table 2. Distribution based on severity of anemia and iron parameters.

TIBC: total iron binding capacity; SAM: severe acute malnutrition; MAM: moderate acute malnutrition

Severity of anemia

Serum ferritin (mean±SD)

Serum iron (mean±SD)

Serum TIBC (mean±SD)

Serum transferrin saturation (mean±SD)

MAM

SAM

p-value

MAM

SAM

p-value

MAM

SAM

p-value

MAM

SAM

p-value

No anemia (n=38)

29.65±13.08

15.85±1.78

0.016

37.45±17.16

25.22±10.24

0.079

309.54±94.16

407.42±140.78

0.029

13.35±5.60

7.85±5.81

0.025

Mild anemia (n=60)

18.26±14.35

14.13±9.19

0.187

39.41±17.09

35.54 19.78

0.422

400.79±59.78

405.61±91.03

0.81

10.37±5.68

9.68±6.80

0.674

Moderate anemia (n=143)

14.10±7.55

16.89±17.33

0.181

42.75±21.34

46.48±18.76

0.319

405.56±60.48

387.25±76.40

0.126

10.76±5.89

12.65±5.60

0.074

Severe anemia (n=59)

15.59±9.21

9.77±4.61

0.002

42.98±17.74

35.43±17.54

0.108

417.50±57.72

394.00±78.49

0.206

10.53±4.72

9.60±6.04

0.521

Overall (n=300)

17.57±11.52

14.04±12.60

0.013

41.37±19.55

39.07±19.78

0.318

390.40±75.74

395.36±84.96

0.599

11.10±5.70

10.68±6.21

0.551