Table 2.

Effect of treatment on Hematological values from baseline to endpoint at 12 weeks

Hematological values	Ferrous sulfate (n = 22)			Placebo (n = 19)		p value
	Mean ± SD	95% CI		Mean ± SD	95% CI
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	−0.5 ± 1.30	− 0.62 to 0.53		1.13 ± 1.18	0.44 to1.81	0.037
Mean cell volume (fL)	−10.46 ± 16.17	−17.63 to −3.29		3.91 ± 10.69	−2.26 to 10.09	0.001
Serum iron (mg/dl)	−31.36 ± 33.01	−46.00 to −17.73		4.14 ± 21.05	−8.01 to 16.29	0.001
Serum ferritin (ng/ml)	−26.20 ± 20.45	−35.26 to −17.13		11.05 ± 5.97	−14.23 to −7.87	0.007
Total iron binding capacity (mg/dl)	23.45 ± 20.52	14.36 to 32.55		4.38 ± 21.65	15.91 to 7.16	0.000

SD, standard deviation CI, confidence interval.