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Table 4 Mean (±SD) of Transferrin (mg/dl), Ferritin (ng/ml) and Iron in Blood (μg/dl) concentration of all participants such as participants without and with anemia at month 1, 6 and 12 of intervention time

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

 

All patients (n = 99)

p-val. (a)

no anemia (n = 70)

p-val.(a)

Anemia (n = 29)

p-val.(a)

Transferrin (mg/dl)

 Month 1

218.54 (±47.67)

 

222.91 (±41.32)

 

207.78 (±60.10)

 

 Month 6

224.09 (±44.97)

 

226.82 (±41.77)

 

217.35 (±52.24)

 

 Month 12

230.50 (±48.01)

0.009*

229.25 (±41.13)

0.138

233.53 (±60.78)

0.006*

Ferritin (ng/ml)

 Month 1

149.61 (±134.61)

 

150.28 (±133.5)

 

147.88 (±139.1)

 

 Month 6

144.79 (±125.85)

 

142.82 (±126.4)

 

149.64 (±126.6)

 

 Month 12

158.32 (±141.32)

0.230

164.38 (±144.4)

0.047*

143.60 (±134.7)

0.712

Iron in Blood (μg/dl)

 Month 1

70.55 (±26.65)

 

76.37 (±27.29)

 

56.51 (±19.03)

 

 Month 6

69.80 (±26.38)

 

74.72 (±26.12)

 

57.93 (±23.39)

 

 Month 12

68.00 (±23.86)

0.213

70.13 (±24.13)

0.117

62.93 (±22.82)

0.867

  1. (a) Friedmann Rang Analysis; Significance* = p < 0.05