Table 2.
Hematological parameters before and after treatment of the patients (n = 44).
| Hematological parameters | IV Iron Sucrose |
Blood transfusion |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline, n = 22 | After 6 weeks, n = 22 | p-value | Baseline, n = 22 | After 6 weeks, n = 22 | p-value | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.4 (0.32) | 11.6 (1.0) | 0.001 | 7.3 (0.31) | 11.8 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Serum ferritin (μg/l) | 73.5 (3.0) | 114 (2.5) | 0.001 | 73.2 (3.0) | 118 (3.6) | 0.001 |
| Reticulocyte count (%) | 1.50 (0.60) | 5.1 (1.3) | 0.001 | 1.60 (0.80) | 5.5 (1.8) | 0.001 |
| MCV (fl) | 67.24 (5.0) | 84 (1.4) | 0.001 | 69.20 (3.0) | 85 (2.3) | 0.001 |
| MCH (pg) | 22.3 (2.6) | 44 (3.2) | 0.001 | 23.2 (3.6) | 45 (3.1) | 0.001 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 26.5 (1.9) | 54 (1.5) | 0.001 | 26.7 (1.2) | 56 (2.5) | 0.001 |