Clinical Study

The Effect of Intravenous Iron Treatment on Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients with Nonanemic Iron Deficiency

Table 2

Comparison of quality of life parameters before and after intravenous FeS treatment.

BaselineFollow-up
Mean ± SDMean ± SD

Total ()
 IBDQ152.3 ± 30.6162.3 ± 25.5<0.001
 SF-36 PCS46.7 ± 7.349.3 ± 6.4<0.001
 SF-36 MCS45.7 ± 9.847.6 ± 8.90.024
UC ()
 IBDQ147.4 ± 33.0160.33 ± 28.7<0.001
 SF-36 PCS45.7 ± 7.848.7 ± 6.9<0.001
 SF-36 MCS45.1 ± 10.547.2 ± 9.50.045
CD ()
 IBDQ161.1 ± 23.4166 ± 180.049
 SF-36 PCS48.3 ± 6.150.6 ± 5.30.010
 SF-36 MCS46.7 ± 8.348.2 ± 8.10.462

FeS: iron sucrose, SD: standard deviation, IBDQ: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, SF: short form, PCS: Physical Component Summary, MCS: Mental Component Summary, UC: ulcerative colitis, and CD: Crohn’s disease.