Table 5.

Median and IQR of hemoglobin, iron, vitamin A, zinc status, and subclinical inflammation of schoolchildren.

	Urban			Rural			Median
Variables	n	Median	IQR	n	Median	IQR	Test
Screening—Hemoglobin							p
Hb in g/dL	118	12.6	11.9–13.1	223	12.7	12.0–13.3	0.212
Hb g/dL, adjusted	118	12.1	11.4–12.6	223	12.5	11.8–13.1	<0.001
Sampled children
Hb g/dL, adjusted	36	11.7	11.2–12.0	35	11.8	11.4–12.0	0.712
Iron, Vitamin A, Zinc and inflammation marker status
Iron status
Ferritin µg/L	34	56.9	39.9–114.5	35	39.2	24.0–67.8	0.041
Ferritin µg/L, adjusted	34	56.9	38.5–96.6	35	39.2	24.0–67.8	0.012
sTfR mg/L	34	5.9	5.1-6.7	35	6.2	5.4–6.8	0.398
Vitamin A status
RBP µmol/L	34	0.86	0.74–1.08	35	0.91	0.84–1.05	0.398
RBP µmol/L, adjusted	34	0.88	0.76–1.09	35	0.91	0.84–1.05	0.717
Zinc status
Zinc (µg/dL)	34	84.0	77.3–90.7	35	68.2	63.4–77.7	<0.001
Inflammation
CRP (in mg/L)	34	0.24	0.14–0.89	35	0.19	0.09–0.49	0.548
AGP (in g/L)	34	0.50	0.43–0.70	35	0.48	0.39–0.64	0.548

AGP: acidic glycoprotein, CRP: C-reactive protein, Hb: hemoglobin, RBP: retinol-binding proteins, sTfR: soluble transferrin receptor.