Table 5.

Neutrophil and monocyte apoptosis in severe and mild IDA patients

	Severe IDA at admission to the study (n = 20) (mean±SD)	Mild IDA at admission to the study (n = 29) (mean±SD)	P *
Early neutrophil apoptosis a (%)	18.9 ± 18.3	31.1 ± 24.2	0.077
Late neutrophil apoptosis b (%)	8.9 ± 12.8	15.0 ± 13.8	0.059
Neutrophil necrosis c (%)	7.8 ± 7.1	10.1 ± 9.7	0.433
Early monocyte apoptosis a (%)	7.1 ± 14.0	21.9 ± 23.2	0.002
Late monocyte apoptosis b (%)	0.7 ± 1.8	1.1 ± 1.5	0.02
Monocyte necrosis c (%)	1.6 ± 1.3	1.8 ± 3.0	0.464

^* Mann–Whitney U‐test.

^a Measured by percent fluoresence of Phi‐Philux that is cleaved by active caspase‐3.

^b Measured by percent fluoresence of Phi‐Philux that is cleaved by active caspase‐3 and propidium iodide.

^c Percentage of cells that are stained by propidium iodide only.