Table 2. Haemoglobin, iron and red cell indices according to presence of anaemia and/or iron deficiency.
| All patients (n = 147) | No ID and No Anaemia (n = 11) | Anaemia only (n = 6) | ID only (n = 64) | ID and Anaemia (n = 66) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haemoglobin, g/dL (SD) | 12.1 (11.7–12.5) | 13.4 (12.3–14.8) | 10.6 (9.2–11.2)*** | 12.9 (12.8–13.4) | 11 (10.8–11.4)*** |
| HCT, % | 38.63 (5.06) | 43.6 (3.8) | 33.5 (3.9)*** | 42.1 (2.4) | 34.9 (4.0)*** |
| Iron, μg/dL | 50 (44–58) | 75 (58–90) | 60 (43–71) | 60 (51–70)* | 31.5 (28–42)*** |
| Ferritin, μg/dL | 36.3 (26.4–51) | 306 (143–427) | 134 (131–477) | 46 (29–57)*** | 21 (17–25)*** |
| TIBC, μg/dL | 364 (348–388) | 339 (294–368) | 300 (273–322) | 363 (335–391) | 390 (362–418)* |
| TSAT % | 14.6 (12.1–16.6) | 21.4 (20.3–25.9) | 21.8 (20.2–23.8) | 16.3 (14.6–18.8)** | 8.6 (6.4–10.7)*** |
| MCV, fL | 85.05 (7.6) | 88.3 (4.5) | 84.7 (12.9) | 87 (5.5) | 82.7 (8.6)* |
| MCH, pg | 26.9 (26.5–17.4) | 26.5 (26.2–28.2) | 28.2 (27.3–29.1) | 27.6 (27.1–28) | 26.1 (25.1–26.6) |
| MCHC, g/dL | 31.2 (30.9–31.4) | 31 (29.9–31.8) | 31.2 (30.7–32) | 31.5 (31.4–31.7) | 30.4 (30.1–31.3) |
| RDW-CV % | 14.5 (14.3–15.1) | 14.5 (12.3–16.5) | 13.9 (12.3–15) | 13.6 (13.2–14.3) | 15.7 (14.6–16.4) |
| RDW-SD, fL | 44.8 (43.8–46.3) | 47.1 (42–52) | 43.2 (39.8–49.2) | 43.7 (42.9–45.1) | 47.0 (44.5–49.2) |
Notes.
P value for comparison with the group ‘No ID and no anaemia’.
*
p < 0.05.
**
p < 0.01.
***
p < 0.001.