Table 2.
Comparison of major indices for iron state in children with febrile seizures and control group
| Febrile seizure (n = 63) |
Control (n = 65) |
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean | SD | mean | SD | ||
| Red blood cells (*10 ^9 /L) | 4.64 | 0.31 | 4.63 | 0.36 | 0.54 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.27 | 0.75 | 12.16 | 1.01 | 0.77 |
| Hematocrit (%)a | 35.96 | 2.08 | 35.81 | 2.52 | 0.72 |
| Mean cell volume (fl) | 77.54 | 3.23 | 77.41 | 3.95 | 0.75 |
| Mean cell hemoglobin (pg/cell) | 26.63 | 1.79 | 26.45 | 2.31 | 0.95 |
| Mean cell hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) | 34.15 | 0.90 | 33.82 | 1.84 | 0.49 |
| Red cell distribution width (%) | 13.25 | 0.76 | 13.54 | 1.46 | 0.49 |
| Reticulocyte (%) | 1.71 | 0.50 | 1.63 | 0.83 | 0.09 |
| White blood cells (*10^9 /L) | 12,172.70 | 5162.00 | 11,226.31 | 4354.23 | 0.18 |
| Platelets | 282.97 | 89.34 | 328.43 | 136.65 | 0.04 |
| Serum iron (μg/dL) | 18.32 | 10.36 | 25.85 | 18.84 | 0.03 |
| Total iron binding capacity (μg/dL) | 326.94 | 43.67 | 312.63 | 48.19 | 0.05 |
| Ferritin (ng/mL) | 35.98 | 19.36 | 56.81 | 41.51 | < 0.001 |
| Transferrin saturation (%) | 5.70 | 3.30 | 8.45 | 6.37 | 0.01 |
a Analysis using unpaired two-sided t-test, other variables were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U tests