Serum Iron Status of Under-Five Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 3

Serum iron, serum ferritin, total iron binding capacity, and transferrin saturation profile of sickle cell anaemia subjects according to history of blood transfusion.

Variable	Past history of blood transfusion		M-W 𝑈-Value	𝑃 value
	Yes; Mean (SD)	No; Mean (SD)
Serum iron (µg/dL)	77.27 (48.28)	62.08 (35.62)	509.50	0.156
Serum ferritin (ng/dL)	202.85 (100.94)	183.14 (106.35)	574.00	0.045
Total iron binding capacity (µg/dL)	279.50 (97.00)	248.69 (75.98)	432.00	0.086
Transferrin saturation (%)	27.77 (13.38)	25.11 (12.40)	498.00	0.351

M-W: Mann Whitney.