. 2017 Feb 14;12(2):e0172157. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172157

Table 1. Hematologic parameters in all groups at 16 weeks after surgery.

Parameter	Control-PF	CKD-PF	CKD-IRPF
n	6	6	6
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.5±0.7	11.0±0.6^*	8.9±0.9^*^†
Hematocrit (%)	40.3±0.6	39.0±0.8^*	35.1±2.1^*^†
Serum iron levels (μg/dL)	180.0±13.1	182.9±12.8	46.8±4.4^*^†

*p < 0.05 versus the Control-PF group.

^†p < 0.05 versus the CKD-PF group.

Control-PF, Sham-operated rats fed a normal pair-feeding diet; CKD-PF, 5/6 nephrectomized rats fed a normal pair-feeding diet; CKD-IRPF, 5/6 nephrectomized rats fed an iron-restricted pair-feeding diet.