Long-Term Efficacy of Postpartum Intravenous Iron Therapy

Table 2

Laboratory data 6 months post-partum.

Characteristics	Oral iron	Intravenous + oral iron
	( = 150)	( = 75)
Hb (g/dL)	13.3 (0.8)10.9–15.3	13.3 (0.8)11.1–15.7	0.68
Haematocrit (%)	39.5 (2.3)32.8–46.4	39.4 (2.6)34.1–47.6	0.78
MCV (fL)	85.6 (4.4)71.7–97.8	86.6 (5.1)72.7–97.7	0.13
MCH (pg)	28.8 (1.7)22.5–32.1	29.3 (1.9)21.8–34	0.047
MCHC (g/dL)	33.6 (1.0)30.4–35.9	33.8 (1.1)30.0–37.3	0.15
Microcytes (%)	1.5 (1.9)0.1–13.2	1.3 (2.1)0.1–13.9	0.48
Hypochromic erythrocytes (%)	1.7 (3.6)0.1–24.9	1.3 (3.0)0.1–18.9	0.43
Ferritin (g/L)	32.9 (20.1)4–111	57.7 (49.3)9–296	<0.0001
CRP (mg/L)	2.0 (4.4)0–39	1.8 (2.7)0–11	0.69

Values are expressed as mean (SD) range.