Clinical Study
Serum Iron Status of Under-Five Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 2
Serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron binding capacity, and transferrin saturation profile of study subjects.
| | | SS Mean (SD) | AA Mean (SD) | M-W -value | value |
| | Serum iron (µg/dL) | | | | | | Males | 67.4 (34.54) | 78.3 (64.28) | 960.50 | 0.872 | | Female | 67.3 (47.44) | 85.8 (63.36) | 569.50 | 0.166 | | Male and female | 67.4 (40.78) | 81.6 (63.61) | 2999.50 | 0.264 | | Serum ferritin (ng/dL) | | | | | | Male | 170.4 (107.53) | 62.0 (61.91) | 353.00 | 0.000* | | Female | 211.5 (97.48) | 47.4 (42.30) | 87.00 | 0.000* | | Male and female | 189.9 (104.28) | 55.5 (54.20) | 823.50 | 0.000* | | Total iron binding capacity (µg/dL) | | | | | | Male | 253.2 (86.73) | 274.6 | 851.50 | 0.496 | | Female | 265.4 (81.99) | 293.5 (95.70) | 568.50 | 0.226 | | Male and female | 259.0 (84.16) | 283.1 | 2817.00 | 0.18 | | Transferrin saturation (%) | | | | | | Male | 27.0 (12.14) | 29.1 (17.37) | 918.00 | 0.911 | | Female | 24.9 (13.40) | 28.5 (16.55) | 614.00 | 0.474 | | Male and female | 26.0 (12.70) | 28.8 (16.91) | 3089.50 | 0.697 |
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M-W: Mann Whitney.
*Statistically significant.
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