Effect of Maternal Iron Deficiency Anemia on the Iron Store of Newborns in Ethiopia

Table 3

Hematological profile and ferritin status of newborns by anemia and iron status of their mothers^a at St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa ().

Parameters	Group median (IQR)^b		value
	IDA ()	NA ()
Hgb (g/dL)	15.6 (14.8–16.4)	16.7 (15.5–17.6)
MCV (fL)	105.1 (101.6–108.4)	105.9 (103.0–109.9)
MCH (pg)	37.0 (35.9–38.1)	37.5 (36.4–38.3)
MCHC (%)	35.0 (33.9–35.4)	35.1 (34.3–35.9)
RDW (%)	16.0 (15.5–16.5)	16.4 (15.7–17.3)
Ferritin (ng/mL)	138.9 (105.0–211.7)	200.7 (151.4–265.3)
Frequency (%) of anemia	3 (14.3%)	5 (7.9%)

Hgb = hemoglobin; MCV = mean cell volume; MCH = mean cell hemoglobin; MCHC = mean cell hemoglobin concentration; RDW = red cell distribution width. ^aIDA = iron deficient anemic; NA = nonanemic. ^bIQR, 25th to 75th quartiles. Data are from Mann-Whitney test. Data are from the Chi-square test.