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Description of study participants as per anaemic status.
| Iron deficiency anaemia (Hb ≤10.5 g/dL; ferritin ≤12 ng/mL) | 34 |
| Anaemia not due to iron deficiency (Hb ≤10.5 g/dL; ferritin >12 ng/mL) | 14 |
| Non-anaemic with normal ferritin (Hb >10.5 g/dL; ferritin >12 ng/mL) | 22 |
| Non-anaemic with iron deficiency (Hb >10.5 g/dL; ferritin ≤12 ng/mL) | 30 |
