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Table 2 Mean (±SD) of hemoglobin concentration (g/dl) from the participants of the intervention and comparison at month 1, 6 and 12 of intervention time such as subdivided in the two subgroups without and with anemia

From: Effects of an enhanced iron dense foods offering in the daily meals served in geriatric institutions on measures of iron deficiency anemia

 

Intervention Centers (n = 99)

Comparison Center (n = 37)

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

MW (±SD)

p-value (a)

MW (±SD)

p-value (a)

p-value (b)

 

All (n = 99)

All (n = 37)

Month 1

12.78 (1.36)

 

12.74 (1.65)

 

0.934

Month 6

12.79 (1.23)

 

13.05 (1.33)

 

0.481

Month 12

13.00 (1.24)

0.352

13.05 (1.32)

0.058

0.807

 

Intervention without Anemia (n = 70)

Comparison without Anemia (n = 22)

Month 1

13.40 (1.04)

 

13.80 (1.09)

 

0.110

Month 6

13.20 (1.01)

 

13.65 (1.22)

 

0.110

Month 12

13.32 (1.14)

0.246

13.60 (1.17)

0.888

0.230

 

Intervention with Anemia (n = 29)

Comparison with Anemia (n = 15)

Month 1

11.28 (0.77)

 

11.20 (0.95)

 

0.941

Month 6

11.80 (1.16)

 

12.10 (0.89)

 

0.377

Month 12

12.24 (1.14)

0.002*

12.25 (1.13)

0.001*

0.931

  1. (a) Differences within groups were tested with Friedmann Rang Analysis; (b) Differences between groups were tested with Mann-Whitney-U-Test; groups = centers; Significance * = p < 0.05
  2. Correlation between iron intake and hemoglobin: r = 0.172; p-value: < 0.01