Table 2.
Ferritin levels and iron deficiency in Alaska Native persons before and after eradication of Helicobacter pylori compared with those who failed treatment; Anchorage, Alaska; September, 1998 – December, 2000.
| Characteristic | Persons successfully treated (n=80) |
Persons who failed treatment (n=36) |
P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geometric mean ferritin | |||
| Pre-treatment | 35.7 µg/L | 35.1 µg/L | 0.94 |
| Post-treatmentb | 34.5 µg/L | 37.1 µg/L | 0.77 |
| P-valuec | 0.63 | 0.59 | |
| Iron Deficiencyd | |||
| Pre-treatment | 14 (18%) | 5 (14%) | 0.63 |
| Post-treatmentb | 14 (18%) | 8 (22%) | 0.55 |
| P-valuec | 1.00 | 0.18 | |
a
persons successfully treated versus persons who failed treatment
b
two months after completion of antimicrobial therapy
c
pre- versus post-treatment
d
serum ferritin level of <12.0 µg/L