Table 4.
Comparison of lab data variables within each group before and after treatment
| Group | Variable | Before treatment (At first visit) | After one month of treatment |
t | df | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc plus iron | Hb | 12.31±0.99 | 12.62±0.73 | -2.69 | 48 | 0.01 |
| HCT | 37.28±2.97 | 38.93±5.53 | -2.05 | 48 | 0.045 | |
| MCV | 75.1±7.61 | 77.34±4.06 | -2.14 | 48 | 0.037 | |
| MCH | 25.25±1.74 | 25.62±1.66 | -2.75 | 48 | 0.008 | |
| Serum Iron | 39.59±15.69 | 70.63±23.92 | -10.128 | 48 | 0.0001 | |
| Ferritin | 0.102±0.043 | 0.219±0.082 | -10.087 | 48 | 0.0001 | |
| TIBC | 360.58±66.66 | 330.61±53.06 | 3.156 | 48 | 0.003 | |
| Iron alone | HB | 12.24±1.44 | 12.58±1.13 | -2.36 | 40 | 0.023 |
| HCT | 37.99±8.72 | 40.08±8.94 | -2.16 | 40 | 0.037 | |
| MCV | 77.17±5.78 | 78.87±5.67 | -3.28 | 40 | 0.002 | |
| MCH | 25.68±2.23 | 25.95±2.21 | -0.99 | 40 | 0.327 | |
| Serum Iron | 34.065±14.52 | 70.75±28.14 | -9.55 | 40 | 0.0001 | |
| Ferritin | 0.116±0.079 | 0.22±0.095 | -6.24 | 40 | 0.0001 | |
| TIBC | 346.0±50.67 | 324.11±51.41 | 3.07 | 40 | 0.004 |
Data are presented as mean± SD. SD; Standard Deviation, df; degrees of freedom. P< 0.05 is considered significant.