Anemia in Children with Down Syndrome

Table 2

Blood counts and iron studies (by age group).

	Hemoglobin	MCV	Iron	Ferritin	Transferrin
0–2
Mean ± SD	13.38 ± 2.93	86.32 ± 8.76	36.13 ± 17.65	31.70 ± 21.77	254.80 ± 63.05
Range	8.80–22.50	73.10–110.0	5.41–57.20	5.30–70.30	167.00–365.99
N	41	40	9	9	7
2–6
Mean ± SD	12.55 ± 1.13	84.44 ± 6.54	62.03 ± 32.68	19.47 ± 9.96	309.88 ± 36.80
Range	9.30–15.10	58.80–94.90	23.00–112.68	7.58–33.00	266.50–360.25
N	42	41	10	7	6
6–10
Mean ± SD	13.30 ± 1	87.53 ± 4.73	60.40 ± 20.64	29.27 ± 18.24	270.81 ± 51.32
Range	11.0–14.80	75.80–94.10	28.70–89.00	4.28–46.10	207.00–377.72
N	15	15	6	4	5
≥10
Mean ± SD	13.91 ± 1.4	90.17 ± 5.48	75.60 ± 63.66	53.09 ± 59.02	271.43 ± 34.54
Range	9.80–16.40	68.90–102.70	27.30–279.00	4.90–170.00	224.34–330.46
N	51	49	13	7	8