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. 2018 Nov 2;13(11):e0206928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206928

Table 2. Body iron status among females with anaemia.

Serum Ferritin Level Anaemia with low MCV (n = 53) Anaemia with normal MCV (n = 60) All anaemia
(n = 113)a
Low (= <15ng/ml) 15 (28.3%) 13 (21.7%) 28 (24.8%)
Low-normal (15.1–30.0ng/ml) 15 (28.3%) 25 (41.7%) 40 (35.4%)
Normal (30.1–100.0ng/ml) 18 (34.0%) 21 (35.0%) 39 (34.5%)
High (>100.0ng/ml) 5 (9.4%) 1 (1.7%) 6 (5.3%)

a Samples of four subjects (two each with low and normal MCV) were insufficient