Table 1. Mean Hb level at enrollment and at the week 8, 16, 24 and 48.

Week no.	No.of patients	Mean Hb	Minimum	Maximum	±Stand.Dev
Enrollment	184	110.3	81.0	129.0	8.671274
Week 8	179	110.8	84.0	148.0	13.31517
Week 16	155	111.3	75.0	151.0	14.97250
Week 24	161	111.2	69.0	157.0	14.93382
Week 48	130	111.4	70.0	151.0	13.5594