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Table 1 Demographic and biochemical profile of samples with iron deficient anemia and without iron deficient anemia

From: Efficiency of red cell distribution width in identification of children aged 1-3 years with iron deficiency anemia against traditional hematological markers

Variables

Samples with iron deficiency anemia (n = 1026)

Samples without iron deficiency anemia (n = 1065)

Mean age (months)

25.5 ± 8.4

31.6 ± 9.8

Gender: males (%)

522 (50.9)

553 (51.9)

Mean hemoglobin (g/dL)

8.4 ± 1.2

10.9 ± 1.0

Mean MCH (pg)

20.0 ± 3.3

24.2 ± 2.3

Mean MCV (fl)

69.6 ± 8.4

78.9 ± 6.4

Mean RDW (%)

19.9 ± 2.4

16.8 ± 2.5

Mean serum ferritin (μg/L)

6.2 ± 5.8

16.3 ± 14.1

Mean ZnPP (μmol/mole of heme)

229.7 ± 126.3

74.4 ± 45.6

  1. Results are given as the mean ± SD unless specified.
  2. Abbreviations: MCH Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCV Mean corpuscular volume, RDW Red cell distribution width, ZnPP Zinc protoporphyrin.