Table 2.
Characteristics of 26 iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) patients having apoptosis tests on day 15 of iron supplementation therapy and 23 IDA patients not having apoptosis tests on day 15 of iron supplementation therapy
| IDA with apoptosis tests performed on day 15 (n = 26) | IDA with apoptosis tests not performed on day (n = 23) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n) | 16F/10M | 12F/11M | 0.572* |
| Age (years) (mean±SD) | 3.7 ± 3.5 | 3.8 ± 3.1 | 0.508** |
| Weight (kg) (mean±SD) | 17.7 ± 10.6 | 16.8 ± 7.1 | 0.673** |
| Height (cm) (mean±SD) | 96.7 ± 23.9 | 98.9 ± 20.9 | 0.514** |
| ‘Good eating habits’ (n) | 8 | 7 | 1.00* |
| No ‘good eating habits’ (n) | 18 | 16 | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) (mean±SD) | 8.3 ± 1.6 | 8.4 ± 1.5 | 0.865** |
| Red blood cell count (1012/L) (mean±SD) | 4.2 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 0.849** |
| Mean corpuscular volume (fl) (mean±SD) | 63.3 ± 7.4 | 64.7 ± 6.4 | 0.589** |
| Red cell distribution width (mean±SD) | 17.8 ± 3.3 | 17.1 ± 1.9 | 0.464** |
| Ferritin (µg/L) (mean±SD) | 4.9 ± 3.6 | 7.2 ± 5.6 | 0.203** |
F, female; M, male.
*
Fisher's exact chi‐squared test.
**
Mann–Whitney U‐test.