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Table 2 Comparison of major indices for iron state in children with febrile seizures and control group

From: Prospective case control study of iron deficiency and the risk of febrile seizures in children in South Korea

 

Febrile seizure

(n = 63)

Control

(n = 65)

P-value

mean

SD

mean

SD

Red blood cells (*10 ^9 /L)

4.64

0.31

4.63

0.36

0.54

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

12.27

0.75

12.16

1.01

0.77

Hematocrit (%)a

35.96

2.08

35.81

2.52

0.72

Mean cell volume (fl)

77.54

3.23

77.41

3.95

0.75

Mean cell hemoglobin (pg/cell)

26.63

1.79

26.45

2.31

0.95

Mean cell hemoglobin concentration (g/dL)

34.15

0.90

33.82

1.84

0.49

Red cell distribution width (%)

13.25

0.76

13.54

1.46

0.49

Reticulocyte (%)

1.71

0.50

1.63

0.83

0.09

White blood cells (*10^9 /L)

12,172.70

5162.00

11,226.31

4354.23

0.18

Platelets

282.97

89.34

328.43

136.65

0.04

Serum iron (μg/dL)

18.32

10.36

25.85

18.84

0.03

Total iron binding capacity (μg/dL)

326.94

43.67

312.63

48.19

0.05

Ferritin (ng/mL)

35.98

19.36

56.81

41.51

< 0.001

Transferrin saturation (%)

5.70

3.30

8.45

6.37

0.01

  1. a Analysis using unpaired two-sided t-test, other variables were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U tests