Research Article
Coexisting Iron Deficiency Anemia and Beta Thalassemia Trait: Effect of Iron Therapy on Red Cell Parameters and Hemoglobin Subtypes
Table 1
Pre- and posttherapy hematological and biochemical parameters.
| Parameter | Pretherapy | Posttherapy | value |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | | | <0.001 | RBC count (million/mm3) | | | 0.35 | Mean corpuscular volume, MCV (fL) | | | 0.01 | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCH (pg) | | | 0.04 | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration | | | 0.04 | Red cell distribution width, RDW-CV (%) | | | <0.001 | Serum iron (g/dL) | | | <0.001 | TIBC (g/dL) | | | <0.001 | Ferritin (ng/mL)* | 6.75 | 25.9 | <0.001 | (QD 1.175) | (QD 10.96) | HbF (%) | | | 0.98 | HbA2 (%) | | | 0.04 |
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Ferritin in median values; QD: quartile deviation.
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