Table 1.
Characteristics of 49 iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) patients and 26 healthy children
| IDA (n = 49) | Controls (n = 26) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n) | 28F/21M | 12F/14M | 0.467* |
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 3.8 ± 3.3 | 3.8 ± 3.1 | 0.996** |
| Weight (kg) (mean±SD) | 17.3 ± 9 | 17.4 ± 8.7 | 0.956** |
| Height (cm) (mean±SD) | 97.7 ± 22.4 | 98.4 ± 22.6 | 0.996** |
| ‘Good eating habits’ (n) | 15 | 21 | 0.00* |
| No ‘good eating habits’ (n) | 34 | 5 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) (mean±SD) | 8.3 ± 1.5 | 12.3 ± 0.5 | 0.00** |
| Red blood cell count (1012/L) (mean±SD) | 4.2 ± 0.5 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 0.00** |
| Mean corpuscular volume (fl) (mean±SD) | 63.9 ± 6.4 | 78.9 ± 4.1 | 0.00** |
| Red cell distribution width (mean±SD) | 17.5 ± 2.7 | 13.6 ± 0.8 | 0.00** |
| Ferritin (µg/L) | 5.9 ± 4.7 | 50.3 ± 18.1 | 0.00** |
F, female; M, male.
*
Fisher's exact chi‐squared test.
**
Mann–Whitney U‐test.