TABLE 1.
Iron indexes in Beninese women (n = 23) before and after treatment of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia
| Iron indexes | Day 1 (before treatment) | Day 25 (after treatment) | P |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.4 ± 151 | 12.7 ± 12 | 0.0272 |
| Serum ferritin (μg/L) | 71 (29–99)3 | 37 (21–57) | 0.0014 |
| Serum transferrin receptor (mg/L) | 5.2 (4.8–7.3) | 5.6 (5.2–7.6) | 0.0072 |
| Total iron-binding capacity (mmol/L) | 68.0 (63.0–73.0) | 63.0 (57.5–70.5) | 0.0062 |
| Serum iron (μmol/L) | 13.3 ± 5.6 | 12.7 ± 6.0 | 0.4732 |
| Transferrin saturation (%) | 19.9 ± 9.1 | 20.7 ± 11.3 | 0.9122 |
| Serum erythropoietin (IU/L) | 11.2 (8.0–16.3) | 8.9 (7.2–13.6) | 0.0322 |
1
Mean ± SD (all such values).
2
Paired t test (log transformed).
3
Median; 25th–75th percentile in parentheses (all such values).
4
Wilcoxon's signed-rank test (log transformed).