Table 1.

Hematologic indices of iron status

Diet	Hemoglobin (g/L)	Hematocrit (%)	Plasma iron (μmol/L)
Control	135.0 ± 3.0a	37.0 ± 0.9a	57.7 ± 5.7a
Pair-fed	133.0 ± 2.0a	38.1 ± 0.5a	49.9 ± 6.5a
Iron-deficient	66.0 ± 2.0b	16.8 ± 0.7b	12.7 ± 3.0b

Values are means ± SEM, n = 8/group

^abMeans in the same column not sharing common superscripts are significantly different among treatment groups, P < 0.05