Absolute Reticulocyte Count and Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Content as Predictors of Early Response to Exclusive Oral Iron in Children with Iron Deficiency Anemia

Table 2

Hemoglobin and reticulocyte parameters at T0 (before treatment), T1 (within 7 days from the beginning of oral iron), and at T2 (day +30 from the beginning of treatment).

Patient; (id)	T0 Hb; (g/dL)	T1 Hb; (g/dL)	T2 Hb; (g/dL)	T0 ARC; (/mmc)	T1 ARC; (/mmc)	T2 ARC; (/mmc)	T0 CHr; (pg)	T1 CHr; (pg)	T2 CHr; (pg)
1	5.8	6.3	9.1	82800	182200	84200	15.3	21.0	26.0
2	5.5	5.7	8.4	79800	137300	141300	15.4	15.8	19.6
3	5.1	5.9	11.1	54100	99100	44000	15.4	18.7	29.8
4	5.0	4.9	7.0	82200	126300	78900	15.7	16.8	16.4
5	5.7	5.9	8.0	148100	232000	154100	15.7	17.5	17.7
6	4.5	4.5	9.4	145700	209400	122200	15.8	20.5	24.9
7	6.8	7.6	12.9	89200	190000	47400	16.1	21.9	25.2
8	6.1	7.2	13.2	66700	155300	31500	16.4	24.2	30.1
9	7.0	7.2	12.4	126000	201400	106200	16.7	19.9	29.0
10	6.3	7.1	11.8	92300	315000	79400	16.9	22.3	27.2
11	6.3	6.1	7.4	85400	134500	107000	17.2	18.3	19.3
12	7.9	8.1	9.8	78300	110600	66000	17.5	20.8	23.7
13	8.1	8.6	10.5	94000	148200	54300	18.0	23.8	27.6
14	8.7	9.7	9.4	43700	71600	67100	18.2	18.8	18.1
15	6.0	7.0	12.2	56800	108200	60000	18.2	19.7	26.6
16	7.8	7.4	9.5	69500	71500	69500	18.5	19.3	23.6
17	5.8	6.3	12.4	78000	232000	43800	18.8	21.0	31.3
18	9.3	9.1	9.5	53600	84200	148300	18.8	17.7	21.0
19	8.9	9.3	10.5	15500	262500	61900	19.0	25.6	22.5
20	7.4	8.8	10.8	63500	148100	44800	19.4	27.3	27.6
21	7.2	7.2	12.5	47700	155900	71100	19.7	22.7	28.9
22	8.5	8.4	10.5	40500	44600	70100	20.4	25.7	26.2
23	7.4	8.8	10.5	46600	240300	42200	20.4	26.7	32.1
24	6.8	7.7	13.7	78600	105500	26100	20.5	24.3	32.0
25	6.5	8.9	10.7	56100	149900	188500	20.6	22.6	22.3
26	7.9	7.5	10.4	59700	93900	35400	21.2	22.0	26.3
27	8.0	8.9	11.8	19800	42000	63500	21.8	22.9	30.9
28	8.8	9.2	10.8	57700	59200	75500	24.8	23.9	26.2
29	6.3	6.9	10.0	68000	101340	82800	na	na	na
30	6.7	8.0	10.0	18600	345700	26400	na	na	na
31	6.3	6.7	12.4	132000	294100	37000	na	na	na
32	6.0	6.7	9.3	152000	233000	103000	na	na	na
33	6.8	6.7	9.8	50000	110000	94500	na	na	na
34	5.5	6.0	11.2	42000	537000	66800	na	na	na