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. 2013 Oct 31;2013:254765. doi: 10.1155/2013/254765

Table 2.

Serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron binding capacity, and transferrin saturation profile of study subjects.

SS Mean (SD) AA Mean (SD) M-W U-value P value
Serum iron (µg/dL)
 Males 67.4 (34.54) 78.3 (64.28) 960.50 0.872
 Female 67.3 (47.44) 85.8 (63.36) 569.50 0.166
 Male and female 67.4 (40.78) 81.6 (63.61) 2999.50 0.264
Serum ferritin (ng/dL)
 Male 170.4 (107.53) 62.0 (61.91) 353.00 0.000*
 Female 211.5 (97.48) 47.4 (42.30) 87.00 0.000*
 Male and female 189.9 (104.28) 55.5 (54.20) 823.50 0.000*
Total iron binding capacity (µg/dL)
 Male 253.2 (86.73) 274.6 851.50 0.496
 Female 265.4 (81.99) 293.5 (95.70) 568.50 0.226
 Male and female 259.0 (84.16) 283.1 2817.00 0.18
Transferrin saturation (%)
 Male 27.0 (12.14) 29.1 (17.37) 918.00 0.911
 Female 24.9 (13.40) 28.5 (16.55) 614.00 0.474
 Male and female 26.0 (12.70) 28.8 (16.91) 3089.50 0.697

M-W: Mann Whitney.

*Statistically significant.