A Retrospective Study Using Mentzer Index for Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Infants Visiting Maternal Centers at the Age of One Year

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Values (%)</td><td class="align_center">MCV (72.7–86.5 fl)</td><td class="align_center">MCH (24.1–29.4 pg)</td><td class="align_center"> MCHC (32.4–35.3 (g/dl)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Low</td><td class="align_center">38.6</td><td class="align_center">48.6</td><td class="align_center">18.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Normal</td><td class="align_center">61.4</td><td class="align_center">51.4</td><td class="align_center">81.2</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Infant population stratified according to CBC indices of MCV, MCH and MCHC.</div>

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Table 1: A Retrospective Study Using Mentzer Index for Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Infants Visiting Maternal Centers at the Age of One Year 

Table 1 | A Retrospective Study Using Mentzer Index for Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia among Infants Visiting Maternal Centers at the Age of One Year 