Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia Are Common Epidemiological Conditions in Saudi Arabia: Report of the National Epidemiological Survey

Table 4

Observations based on the hematological profile (excluding cases of thalassemia and sickle cell disease) by regions with confirmed lab values (n = 908).

Regions	Group B (low ferritin, normal Hb)	Female	Male	Total	value	Group C (low ferritin and low Hb)	Female	Male	Total	value
Dammam	Region total	34 (81.0%)	8 (19.0%)	42/174 (24.1%)	<0.001	Region total	17 (85%)	3 (15%)	20/174 (11.5%)	0.001
	Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb ANL	19	5			Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb low	4	1
	Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb ANL	5	1			Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb low	2	0
	Ferritin <12, Hb ANL	10	2			Ferritin <12, Hb low	11	2
Makkah	Region total	112 (95.7%)	5 (4.3%)	117/276 (42.4%)	<0.001	Region total	27 (100%)	0 (0%)	27/276 (9.8%)	-
	Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb ANL	58	4			Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb low	5	0
	Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb ANL	20	1			Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb low	1	0
	Ferritin <12, Hb ANL	34	0			Ferritin <12, Hb low	21	0
Madina	Region total	47 (81%)	11 (19.0%)	58/293 (21%)	<0.001	Region total	29 (96.7%)	1 (3.3%)	30/293 (10.2%)	0.033
	Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb ANL	29	11			Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb low	4	1
	Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb ANL	2	0			Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb low	0	0
	Ferritin <12, Hb ANL	16	0			Ferritin <12, Hb low	25	0
Riyadh	Region total	37 (86.0%)	6 (14.0%)	43/165 (26.1%)	<0.001	Region total	16 (88.9%)	2 (11.1%)	18/165 (10.9%)	0.007
	Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb ANL	22	5			Ferritin ≥15 and <30, Hb low	5	0
	Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb ANL	3	1			Ferritin ≥12 and <15, Hb low	3	0
	Ferritin <12, Hb ANL	12	0			Ferritin <12, Hb low	8	2

ANL: above normal limits.