. 2022 Apr 15;72(6):492–496. doi: 10.1007/s13224-022-01653-8

Table 2.

Mean rise in Hb and ferritin level after treatment at 3 and 6 weeks

	Group	N	Mean	SD	p value
Difference in Hb (gm%) at 3 weeks	FCM	177	1.2	0.30	< 0.05
Difference in Hb (gm%) at 3 weeks	FS	170	0.6	0.48	< 0.05
Difference in ferritin (ng/ml) at 3 weeks	FCM	177	332.4	39.2	< 0.05
Difference in ferritin (ng/ml) at 3 weeks	FS	170	62.9	13.8	< 0.05
Difference in Hb (gm%) at 6 weeks	FCM	172	2.7	0.54	< 0.05
Difference in Hb (gm%) at 6 weeks	FS	163	1.6	0.92	< 0.05
Difference in ferritin (ng/ml) at 6 weeks	FCM	172	448.3	308.73	< 0.05
Difference in ferritin (ng/ml) at 6 weeks	FS	163	221.4	36.01	< 0.05

p value < 0.05 therefore there is significant difference between mean hemoglobin in FCM group and FS at 3 and 6 weeks