Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and biochemical variables of patients with asymptomatic iron deficiency anaemia (n = 95)

Gender Male/Female	48/47
Age (yrs)	52.1(16.8)
NSAID users	22 (23.2%)
Hx of Weight loss	29 (30.5%)
Hx of Fatigue/Lethargy	18 (18.9%)
Family Hx of GI cancers	02 (2.1%)
Prior Hx of IDA therapy	09 (9.5%)
Hemoglobin (Hb) (gm/dl)	7.1(2.0)
Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) (fl)	61.2(5.6)
Serum Iron (μg/dl)	11.5(6.1)
TIBC (μg/dl)	388(84)
Transferrin saturation (%)	4.3(2.5)
Ferritin (ng/ml)	6.1(3.8)
Feacal Occult Blood (FOB) Positive	30 (31.6%)