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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 3.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2015 Feb 10;313(6):575–583. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.119
Low-Ferritin Group (≤26 ng/mL)
Higher-Ferritin Group (>26 ng/mL)
Iron No Iron Iron No Iron

Time to 80% hemoglobin recovery, mean (IQR), d 32 (30–34) 158 (126–>168) 31 (29–33) 78 (66–95)

Time to recovery of baseline ferritin levels, median (IQR), d 21 (12–84) >168 (128–>168) 107 (75–141) >168 (>168–>168)