Table 2.
Hemoglobin (Hb), Serum Iron and Transferrin Saturation (TSAT)
| Mean ± SD | ISSFERP (n = 10) | ISSFERI (n = 10) | ISSFERO (n = 10) | ISSENCI (n = 10) | ISSBACK (n = 10) | ISSLIB (n = 10) | ISORIG (n = 10) | Control (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||||||||
| Hb (g/dL) | 15.8 ± 0.2 | 15.8 ± 0.1 | 16.0 ± 0.1 | 16.1 ± 0.1 | 15.9 ± 0.2 | 15.8 ± 0.2 | 15.9 ± 0.2 | 15.8 ± 0.5 |
| Serum iron (µg/dL) | 559.1 ± 60.2 | 563.2 ± 55.3 | 539.0 ± 59.1 | 542.2 ± 50.0 | 549.9 ± 47.1 | 555.1 ± 60.0 | 360.0 ± 42.0# | 309.9 ± 15.0* |
| TSAT (%) | 86.9 ± 4.3 | 90.0 ± 4.1 | 87.7 ± 5.0 | 86.8 ± 5.9 | 86.9 ± 6.0 | 89.2 ± 3.9 | 73.2 ± 6.2# | 45.1 ± 3.8* |
| Day 8 | ||||||||
| Hb (g/dL) | 16.2 ± 0.1 | 16.4 ± 0.2 | 16.3 ± 0.2 | 16.1 ± 0.1 | 16.4 ± 0.1 | 16.4 ± 0.2 | 16.4 ± 0.2 | 15.9 ± 0.4 |
| Serum iron (µg/dL) | 489.0 ± 52.0 | 500.0 ± 66.0 | 499.0 ± 58.0 | 488.3 ± 45.0 | 500.1 ± 32.0 | 479.9 ± 52.0 | 398.0 ± 33.0# | 318.0 ± 18.0* |
| TSAT (%) | 85.9 ± 3.0 | 87.0 ± 5.2 | 89.9 ± 6.1 | 89.4 ± 6.0 | 88.3 ± 4.9 | 88.2 ± 5.2 | 69.9 ± 5.5# | 48.3 ± 5.9* |
| Day 29 | ||||||||
| Hb (g/dL) | 16.4 ± 0.2 | 16.5 ± 0.2 | 16.5 ± 0.1 | 16.5 ± 0.2 | 16.5 ± 0.2 | 16.5 ± 0.1 | 16.5 ± 0.2 | 16.0 ± 0.5 |
| Serum iron (µg/dL) | 478.1 ± 45.2 | 458.9 ± 60.0 | 486.3 ± 43.0 | 453.7 ± 41.1 | 469.5 ± 56.2 | 487.9 ± 39.9 | 395.7 ± 21.0# | 301.0 ± 10.8* |
| TSAT (%) | 84.4 ± 4.2 | 89.9 ± 6.1 | 88.9 ± 5.3 | 89.0 ± 5.7 | 84.8 ± 5.1 | 86.6 ± 4.4 | 70.1 ± 4.5# | 47.2 ± 4.6* |
*
p < 0.01 versus all groups
#
p < 0.01 versus ISSFERP, ISSFERI, ISSFERO, ISSENCI, ISSBACK, ISSLIB