Clinical Study

The NIMO Scandinavian Study: A Prospective Observational Study of Iron Isomaltoside Treatment in Patients with Iron Deficiency

Table 1

Demographic and baseline characteristics.

IBD CD
()
IBD UC
()
Non-IBD
()
Total
()

n (%)
Gender
 Female46 (56.1)34 (50.7)93 (69.9)173 (61.3)
 Male36 (43.9)33 (49.3)40 (30.1)109 (38.7)
Anaemica patients()()()()
56b (68.3)44b (65.7)98 (74.2)198 (70.5)
Patients with Hb < 10 g/dL()()()()
14 (17.1)11 (16.4)41 (31.1)66 (23.5)
Mean (SD)
Age, years()()()()
42.2 (16.2)41.1 (15.9)54.3 (18.6)47.6 (18.4)
Weight, kg()()()()
73.1 (17.3)76.4 (15.4)74.6 (16.4)74.6 (16.4)
Hb, g/dL()()()()
11.6 (1.7)11.5 (1.7)10.9 (1.9)11.3 (1.8)
TSAT, %()()()()
9.9 (7.1)9.4 (6.5)10.3 (7.3)9.9 (7.0)
Ferritin, μg/L()()()()
34.3 (59.8)28.3 (59.1)23.9 (84.9)27.9 (72.4)
Median (IQR)c11.0 (6.2–27)11.0 (7.0–21)9.0 (5.6–16)10.0 (6.0–20)

aHb < 13 g/dL (men) and Hb < 12 g/dL (women). bMean (SD) Hb in IBD patients 10.8 (1.4) g/dL and mean (SD) weight 75.4 (17.4) kg. cMedian is presented for data not normally distributed. CD: Crohn’s disease; Hb: haemoglobin; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; TSAT: transferrin saturation; UC: ulcerative colitis.