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. 2017 Nov 6;9(12):970–980. doi: 10.14740/jocmr3221w

Table 6. Percentage of Patients That Underwent Further Laboratory Investigation for Anemia.

Patients with mild anemia (N = 65), % Patients with moderate anemia (N = 43), % P value
Iron 41.5 62.8 0.0314
Total iron binding capacity (TIBC) 24.6 46.5 0.0187
Ferritin 24.6 44.1 0.0342
Folic acid 21.5 23.2 0.8343
Cobalamin 41.5 37.2 0.6543
Fecal occult blood 7.7 18.6 0.0895
Reticulocytes 7.7 18.6 0.0895
Serum protein electrophoresis 1.5 6.9 0.1448