TABLE IV.
Correlations (n) Among Measures of Infant Iron Status
| MCV | RDW | Transferrin saturation | Log ferritin | TFR | Body iron | ZPP/H | FEP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hb | 0.29*** (198) | −0.16* (198) | 0.12 (141) | −0.17* (147) | −0.23** (145) | −0.17* (147) | −0.25** (128) | −0.19* (172) |
| MCV | −0.46*** (198) | 0.05 (141) | <0.001 (147) | −0.14 (145) | 0.01 (147) | −0.30*** (128) | −0.13a (172) | |
| RDW | −0.13 (141) | −0.19* (147) | 0.25** (145) | −0.21* (147) | 0.53*** (128) | 0.42*** (172) | ||
| Transferrin saturation | 0.07 (141) | −0.19* (140) | 0.06 (141) | −0.16 (100) | −0.16a (132) | |||
| Log ferritin | −0.05 (145) | 0.99*** (147) | −0.23* (103) | −0.29*** (138) | ||||
| TFR | −0.07 (145) | 0.50*** (101) | 0.30*** (136) | |||||
| Body iron | −0.26*** (103) | −0.29*** (138) | ||||||
| ZPP/H | 0.79*** (120) |
a
Suggestive trend, p < 0.10.
*
P < 0.05,
**
P < 0.01,
***
P < 0.001.