Clinical Study
Comparative Efficacy of Three Forms of Parenteral Iron
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| Preparation | Iron | Iron | Ferric | dextran | sucrose | carboxymaltose |
| Number of patients | 44 | 84 | 82 | % Female | 84 | 85 | 85 | Mean haemoglobin | 9.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | Median (SD) | 9.6 (1.37) | 9.5 (1.8) | 9.0 (1.75) | haemoglobin | Mean MCV | 79 | 78 | 76 | Median (SD) MCV | 79 (9.51) | 79 (14.4) | 75 (10.8) | Mean ferritin | 23 | 14 | 27 | Median (SD) ferritin | 9 (36.9) | 11 (42.4) | 27 (52.9) |
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