Table 1.

Demographic distribution, history of blood transfusion, red blood cell indices, and ferritin levels

	Gender
	Male	Female	Total
	58 (56.40%)	45 (43.70%)	103 (100%)
Mean age (years)	22.82 ± 6.89	25.13 ± 8.47
Previous history of blood transfusion	Yes	No
	77 (74.8%)	26 (25.2%)
Red blood cell indices	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
			Male	Female
Hemoglobin concentration	4.6	11.8	8.11 ± 1.53	7.78 ± 1.42
Mean cell volume (femtoliter)	62.9	103.0	81.80 ± 14.12	79.09 ± 6.39
Mean cell hemoglobin (picogram)	16.5	34.30	26.56 ± 3.70	26.27 ± 2.48
Mean cell hemoglobin concentration (g/dL)	29.9	34.40	32.44 ± 1.01	32.41 ± 1.10
Ferritin concentration levels	Male	Female
Mean ± standard deviation (ng/mL)	96.41 ± 99.80	92.00 ± 88.07
15–300 ng/mL	93 (90.29%)
<15 ng/mL	8 (7.76%)
>300 ng/mL	2 (1.94%)
Hemoglobin versus ferritin levels	P = 0.877
Age versus ferritin levels	P = 0.187