Table 2.
Mean Hb, ferritin, and sTfR concentrations and anemia, depleted iron stores, and iron deficiency among WRA, by residency.
| Variable | Urban | Rural | p | Total Population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Arithmetic Mean | Geometric Mean | % | N | Arithmetic Mean | Geometric Mean | % | N | Arithmetic Mean | Geometric Mean | % | ||
| Hb g/L | 379 | 119.6 | – | – | 309 | 105.3 | – | – | <0.001 | 688 | 113.2 | – | – |
| Hb < 70 g/L | 379 | – | – | 0.5 | 309 | – | – | 4.2 | <0.001 | 688 | – | – | 2.2 |
| Hb ≥ 70, <120 g/L | 379 | – | – | 44.1 | 309 | – | – | 73.5 | <0.001 | 688 | – | – | 73.5 |
| Hb ≥ 120 g/L | 379 | – | – | 55.4 | 309 | – | – | 22.3 | <0.001 | 688 | – | – | 22.3 |
| Ferritin μg/L a | 378 | 58.3 | 41.0 | – | 314 | 56.5 | 40.4 | – | ns b | 692 | 57.5 | 40.7 | – |
| Ferritin < 12 µg/L a | 378 | – | – | 10.1 | 314 | – | – | 9.6 | ns b | 692 | – | – | 9.8 |
| sTfR mg/L | 378 | 4.8 | 4.5 | – | 314 | 7.0 | 6.5 | – | <0.001 | 692 | 5.8 | 5.3 | – |
| sTfR > 8.3 mg/L | 378 | – | – | 6.3 | 314 | – | – | 9.6 | ns b | 692 | – | – | 7.8 |
a Ferritin adjusted according to [14]; b Not significant.