Table 2.
Female dolphins (n = 81) | Male dolphins (n = 92) | Kruskal–Wallis P | |
Iron (μg/dL) | 225 ± 155 | 147 ± 95 | <0.001 |
Total iron-binding capacity (μg/dL) | 337 ± 128 | 275 ± 78 | 0.002 |
Ferritin (ng/dL) | 5884 ± 13344 | 6264 ± 19224 | 0.84 |
Transferrin saturation (%) | 61 ± 24 | 50 ± 23 | 0.003 |
Haptoglobin (mg/dL) | 28 ± 32 | 24 ± 19 | 0.16 |
Ceruloplasmin (mg/dL) | 22 ± 10 | 22 ± 13 | 0.24 |