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. 2009 Feb;4(2):386–393. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02840608

Table 2.

Changes in hemoglobin and serum iron indices after ferumoxytol or oral iron therapy (ITT Population)a

Treatment Group Baseline Day 21 Change at Day 21 P for Day 21 Changeb Day 35 Change at Day 35 P for Day 35 Changeb
Hemoglobin (g/dl)
    Ferumoxytol 10.59 ± 0.67 11.41 ± 1.23 0.71 ± 1.07 0.0067 11.72 ± 1.20 1.02 ± 1.13 0.0002
    Oral iron 10.69 ± 0.57 11.09 ± 1.07 0.35 ± 0.90 11.22 ± 1.22 0.46 ± 1.06
TSAT (%)
    Ferumoxytol 15.71 ± 7.21 22.00 ± 12.17 6.22 ± 12.12 0.0015 22.31 ± 13.33 6.44 ± 12.59 <0.0001
    Oral iron 15.91 ± 6.29 17.08 ± 9.54 1.39 ± 8.88 16.46 ± 9.72 0.55 ± 8.34
Ferritin (ng/ml)
    Ferumoxytol 340.52 ± 159.07 749.49 ± 301.63 356.66 ± 247.12 <0.0001 601.79 ± 282.95 233.93 ± 206.95 <0.0001
    Oral iron 357.56 ± 171.65 316.24 ± 173.51 −37.56 ± 106.98 289.30 ± 165.76 −59.23 ± 106.22
Serum iron (μg/dl)
    Ferumoxytol 49.49 ± 20.20 60.06 ± 31.54 10.84 ± 31.40 0.1328 58.64 ± 27.88 9.20 ± 27.77 0.0557
    Oral iron 48.23 ± 18.73 53.07 ± 24.78 4.87 ± 23.33 51.02 ± 26.28 2.61 ± 21.71
TIBC (μg/dl)
    Ferumoxytol 322.36 ± 76.78 280.26 ± 67.83 −41.25 ± 57.02 <0.0001 275.67 ± 60.71 −45.88 ± 52.53 <0.0001
    Oral iron 313.89 ± 65.84 310.67 ± 65.86 −4.16 ± 46.87 319.62 ± 67.29 4.21 ± 50.26
CHr (pg)
    Ferumoxytol 31.12 ± 2.62 32.42 ± 2.60 1.32 ± 1.59 <0.0001 32.22 ± 2.69 1.09 ± 1.64 <0.0001
    Oral iron 31.57 ± 2.48 31.68 ± 2.42 0.07 ± 1.46 31.56 ± 2.39 0.00 ± 1.46
a

Mean ± SD data are presented.

b

Two-sample t-tests evaluated treatment differences in changes from baseline.

TIBC, total iron binding capacity; CHr, reticulocyte hemoglobin content; TSAT, transferrin saturation.