Table-I.

CBC and serum iron profile of normal and iron deficient anemic postmenopausal women.

Parameters	Normal(N=50)	IDA(N=73)	p value
Hemoglobing/dl	11.93 ± 0.860	7.23 ± 1.760	0.001
Red cell countM/μl	4.53 ± 1.15	3.10 ± 0.93	0.001
MCVfl	80.36 ± 9.41	69.49 ± 8.68	0.001
MCHpg	26.16 ± 3.67	19.90 ± 3.10	0.001
MCHC%	31.08 ± 1.56	27.08 ± 2.16	0.001
RDW%	12.91+1.7	22.3+3.9	0.001
Serum iron 1μg/dl	117.06 ± 23.22	50.11± 35.76	0.001
Serum iron 2μg/dl	228.16 ± 66.78	185.47 ± 67.84	0.001
TIBC μg/dl	328.78 ± 43.15	652.27 ± 172.58	0.001
% Sat	35.94 ± 7.19	7.89 ± 4.66	0.001
Ferritinng/ml	81.92 ± 23.24	22.86 ± 16.86	0.001

Data are shown as mean ± SD. Hb= Hemoglobin, MCV= Mean Cell Volume, MCH= Mean Cell Hemoglobin MCHC= Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration Serum iron 1= serum iron before administration of ferrous sulfate, Serum iron 2= serum iron after administration of ferrous sulfate, TIBC= Total Iron Binding Capacity, % sat= % saturation of transferrin.