Table 1.
Iron parameters by comparison
| Haemoglobin in g/dl (SD) | Ferritin in μg/l (SD) | Serum iron in μmol/l (SD) | sTfR in mg/l (SD) | sTfR-F index | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAC | GAC | p-value | OAC | GAC | p-value | OAC | GAC | p-value | OAC | GAC | p-value | OAC | GAC | p-value | |
| OAC resection vs GAC resection | 13.2 (1.8) |
12.4 (2.1) |
0.042 | 236 (278) |
141 (258) |
0.18 | 13.6 (5) |
12.5 (6.2) |
0.44 | 2.78 (0.52) |
2.87 (0.38) |
0.48 | 1.50 (0.78) |
1.84 (0.94) |
0.13 |
| Advanced OAC vs advanced GAC | 13.6 (2.4) |
11.8 (2.2) |
0.028 | 317 (258) |
219 (319) |
0.53 | 11.3 (4.3) |
13.1 (4.2) |
0.50 | 2.35 (0.35) |
2.65 (0.57) |
0.25 | 1.11 (0.50) |
1.98 (1.39) |
0.14 |
| Resectable OAC vs advanced OAC | 13.2 (1.8) |
13.6 (2.4) |
0.48 | 236 (278) |
317 (258) |
0.48 | 13.6 (5) |
11.3 (4.3) |
0.29 | 2.78 (0.52) |
2.35 (0.35) |
0.44 | 1.50 (0.78) |
1.11 (0.50) |
0.22 |
Hb = haemoglobin; SD = standard deviation; sTfR = soluble transferrin receptor; sTfR-F = sTfR/log ferritin; OAC = oesophageal adenocarcinoma; GAC = gastric adenocarcinoma