Clinical Study
Direct Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Ferric Carboxymaltose versus Iron Dextran in Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia
Table 5
Changes in laboratory values.
| Chemistry parameter (units) | FCM | DEX | valuea | | Baseline mean (SD) | Change to final value (SD) | | Baseline mean (SD) | Change to final value (SD) |
| ALT (SGPT) (U/L) | 82 | 16.0 (7.09) | 5.6 (9.80) | 76 | 17.2 (12.72) | 2.1 (12.77) | 0.052 | AST (SGOT) (U/L) | 82 | 20.0 (7.94) | 3.1 (11.41) | 76 | 21.0 (10.04) | (10.93) | 0.051 | Albumin (g/dL) | 82 | 3.83 (0.499) | 0.14 (0.313) | 76 | 3.77 (0.446) | 0.13 (0.373) | 0.930 | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 82 | 76.2 (36.29) | 11.3 (24.40) | 76 | 81.7 (34.46) | 3.6 (16.88) | 0.023 | C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 82 | 0.7356 (1.38596) | (1.19793) | 76 | 0.6104 (1.02749) | 0.1315 (0.52244) | 0.109 | Calcium (mg/dL) | 82 | 9.44 (0.543) | 0.06 (0.412) | 76 | 9.49 (0.469) | 0.15 (0.542) | 0.233 | Creatinine (mg/L) | 82 | 0.88 (0.738) | (0.324) | 76 | 0.80 (0.203) | (0.095) | 0.531 | GGT (U/L) | 82 | 23.1 (24.21) | 8.3 (25.50) | 76 | 24.4 (26.24) | 6.5 (13.20) | 0.573 | LDH (U/L) | 82 | 168.0 (39.75) | (29.17) | 76 | 171.4 (34.45) | (25.35) | 0.661 | Magnesium (mg/dL) | 82 | 2.06 (0.198) | 0.00 (0.187) | 76 | 2.08 (0.218) | (0.180) | 0.227 | Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 82 | 3.71 (0.712) | (0.770) | 76 | 3.62 (0.502) | 0.22 (0.580) | ≤0.001 | Bicarbonate (mEq/L) | 82 | 21.37 (3.073) | (4.064) | 76 | 21.35 (3.282) | (2.845) | 0.770 | Chloride (mEq/L) | 82 | 104.8 (4.31) | 0.2 (3.63) | 76 | 105.4 (3.57) | (3.35) | 0.281 | Glucose (mg/dL) | 82 | 115.7 (60.83) | (43.09) | 76 | 111.4 (55.87) | (35.87) | 0.976 | Potassium (mEq/L) | 82 | 4.20 (0.473) | (0.412) | 76 | 4.27 (0.408) | (0.495) | 0.789 | Sodium (mEq/L) | 82 | 141.5 (3.71) | (3.85) | 76 | 141.3 (3.34) | 0.8 (3.68) | 0.141 | Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 82 | 0.33 (0.143) | 0.03 (0.142) | 76 | 0.34 (0.222) | 0.01 (0.125) | 0.486 | Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 82 | 16.5 (20.88) | (12.48) | 76 | 14.6 (6.03) | 0.1 (4.20) | 0.546 |
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value for difference between change for FCM versus DEX using a 1-way ANOVA.
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