FIGURE 2.

Iron absorption in Beninese women (n = 23) who consumed a sorghum porridge labeled with 3 mg ⁵⁷Fe as NaFeEDTA before (day 1) and after (day 25) malarial treatment. Iron absorption on day 1 was significantly lower than that on day 25 (Wilcoxon's signed-rank test, P = 0.008). The box plots show the median and 25th and 75th percentiles. Whiskers in the plots represent the highest and lowest values. The line graph shows individual iron absorption of the 23 women before and after treatment. fract. abs., fractional absorption.