Table-I.

Descriptive statistics of age, Socioeconomic status, Hemoglobin level, Serum iron level, Serum ferritin level, Total iron-binding capacity & Transferrin saturation.

VARIABLE	MEAN±SD
Age (years)	38.4464 ± 9.00634
Socioeconomic status (rupees)	42366.0714 ± 23660.890
Hemoglobin level (g/dl)	10.2188 ± 0.76164
Serum iron level (ug/dl)	52.633 ± 15.289
Serum ferritin level (ng per ml)	125.8929 ± 78.69777
Total iron binding capacity (ug/dl)	285.4911 ± 150.78916
Transferrin saturation (%)	25.9603 ± 14.71376