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

Table 2

Mentzer index in anemia and non-anemic populations. Mentzer index among all population, anemic population, non-anemic population and microcytic and hypochromic population.

Mentzer index	All population (%)	Anemic population (Hb < 11 g/dl)	N (%)on-anemic population (Hb > 11 g/dl)	Microcytic hypochromic population (MCV < 72.7 fl, MCH < 25 pg, MCHC < 32 g/dl)
>13	90	82.3	93.1	5.90
<13	10	16.8	6.9	3.20