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. 2012 Sep 10;2012:172104. doi: 10.1155/2012/172104

Table 3.

Proportion of subjects in the multidose study with a clinically meaningful increase in hemoglobin anytime between baseline and the end of study or time of intervention.

SMC subgroup
FCM Venofer or Ferrlecit Oral iron Other treatment
N = 293 N = 103 N = 152 N = 42
n (%)
187 (64) 59 (57) 68 (45) 22 (52)
Difference from FCM
95% CI
0.07
(−0.05, 0.18)
0.19
(0.09, 0.29)
0.11
(−0.06, 0.29)
n/N (%)

IDA Etiology
 CKD 15/34 (44) 8/16 (50) 2/11 (18) 1/4 (25)
 Heavy uterine bleeding 55/71 (78) 16/25 (64) 25/52 (48) 8/11 (73)
 IBD/GI related 41/61 (67) 19/25 (76) 4/15 (27) 7/15 (47)
 Postpartum 16/24 (67) 0 8/18 (44) 1/1 (100)
 Other/Unknown 60/103 (58) 16/37 (43) 29/56 (52) 5/11 (45)

FCM: ferric carboxymaltose; IDA: iron deficiency anemia; SMC: standard medical care.