Research Article
Association of Body Mass Index with Hemoglobin Concentration and Iron Parameters in Iranian Population
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients according to BMI.
| Variable | Normal weight (; 32.2%) | Overweight (; 37.7%) | Obese (; 30.1%) | Total (406, 100%) | value |
| Age (y) | | | | | 0.001 | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | | 0.001 | Hemoglobin (mg/dL) | | | | | 0.58 | MCV | | | | | 0.38 | Serum iron (g/dL) | | | | | 0.27 | TIBC (g/dL) | | | | | 0.06 | TS (%) | | | | | 0.08 | Ferritin (ng/mL) | | | | | 0.53 |
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