Table 1.
Anthropometric measurements | IDA (n = 49) | Microcytic normal ferritin (n = 23) | Normal control (normocytic) (n = 20) | P-valuea |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||
Age | 19.6 ± 1.3 | 20.1 ± 1.5 | 20.0 ± 1.7 | 0.369 |
Weight (kg) | 59.0 ± 8.5 | 60.4 ± 9.9 | 59.2 ± 12.2 | 0.842 |
Height (cm) | 159.6 ± 4.7 | 164.0 ± 5.9 | 161.7 ± 5.9 | 0.006 |
Body mass index | 23.1 ± 3.0 | 22.4 ± 3.5 | 22.5 ± 4.2 | 0.674 |
IDA, iron deficiency anemia; SD, standard deviation.
ANOVA.