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. 2017 May 2;9(5):450. doi: 10.3390/nu9050450

Table 3.

Comparison of hematologic and biochemical indexes results for subjects with and without inflammation in IDA group and NIDA group.

Indexes With Inflammation (n = 24) Without Inflammation (n = 66) t p Value
CHr (pg) 27.1 ± 6.1 26.9 ± 6.6 0.141 0.889
Hb (g/L) 78 ± 18 86 ± 17 −1.898 0.061
HCT (%) 25.2 ± 4.8 27.9 ± 5.1 −2.233 0.028
MCV (fL) 83.8 ± 15.4 79.1 ± 15.9 1.25 0.215
MCHC (g/L) 307 ± 31 304 ± 31 0.471 0.639
CH (pg) 26.4 ± 7.1 24.9 ± 7.1 0.88 0.381
UIBC (μmol/L) 38 ± 27.4 59.9 ± 37.9 −2.133 0.037
FEP (μg/gHb) 10 (6, 17.5) 10.5 (6.8, 16.3) −0.268 0.789
SF (ng/mL) 226.3 (8.79, 1093.75) 8.1 (3.6, 114.7) 2.813 0.008
sTfR (mg/L) 3.68 (2.15, 11.68) 7.74 (4.54, 13.02) −1.805 0.08

CHr, reticulocyte hemoglobin content; Hb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; CH, hemoglobin content; UIBC, unsaturated iron binding capacity; FEP, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin; SF, serum ferritin; sTfR, serum transferrin receptor; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin.