TABLE 4.
Percent iron absorption after inclusion of 57Fe recovered from the neonatal and placental compartments1
| Compartments included in analysis | Singletons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined | Peru | Rochester | Multiples | |
| Mother | 19.14 [15.45, 23.24]; n = 66 | 10.84a [8.87, 13.01]; n = 43 | 39.17b [32.81, 46.10]; n = 18 | 36.61b [17.96, 61.83]; n = 5 |
| Mother and neonate | 21.26 [17.22, 25.73]; n = 60 | 12.13a [9.93, 14.55]; n = 37 | 41.68b [34.764, 49.22]; n = 18 | 39.92b [20.53, 65.70]; n = 5 |
| Difference in absorption | 1.56 [1.29, 1.86]; n = 60 | 1.13b [0.96, 1.31]; n = 37 | 2.62a [1.84, 3.41]; n = 18 | 3.26a [1.37, 5.16]; n = 5 |
| n = 14 | ||||
| Mother | 39.19 ± 13.92 | |||
| Mother and neonate | 41.86 ± 15.16 | |||
| Mother, neonate, and placenta | 42.21 ± 15.50 | |||
| Difference in absorption | 3.42 ± 2.10 | |||
1
Values are means ± SDs or geometric means [95% CIs] unless otherwise indicated. Differences between absorption estimations were analyzed by ANOVA. Different superscript letters indicate significant differences within each cohort.