TABLE 3.
Iron Deficiency Status
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Gender | Iron Deficient | Excluded from Study | Iron Replete | Total |
0 < SF < 12 | 12 < SF ≤ 100 for men, 12 < SF ≤ 50 for women | SF >100 for men SF > 50 for women |
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Male, age ≥ 25 y (N, %) | 136 (0.78%) | 4,658 (26.9%) | 12,548 (72.4%) | 17,342 |
Female, age ≥ 50 y (N, %) | 464 (3.03%) | 3,389 (22.2%) | 11,436 (74.8%) | 15,289 |
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Total | 600 | 8,047 | 23,984 | 32,631 |