Table 3.

Biochemical values for women with haemoglobin values < or ≥105 g/L

Parameter (mean±SD)	Haemoglobin (g/L)
	<105 (n=44)	≥105 (n=102)
Haemoglobin	93.9 (1.6)	117 (1.1)*
Haematocrit (%)	28.3 (0.49)	35.4 (0.32)*
Iron (μg/dL)	89 (7.0)	106 (4.6)**
TIBC (pg/mL)	453 (12.5)	446 (8.2)
Iron saturation (%)	22 (2.0)	25 (1.3)
Ferritin (ng/mL)	34.1 (5.9)	31.9 (3.9)
Folate (nmol/L)	15.9 (1.37)	18.7 (0.89)
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L)	209 (10.5)	230 (6.9)
Homocysteine (μmol/L)	14.1 (0.66)	13.3 (0.43)

*p<0.001;

**p=0.04

TIBC=Total iron-binding capacity