Comparative Efficacy of Three Forms of Parenteral Iron

Table 2

Increase from baseline in Hb, Ferritin, and MCV in each group.

Preparation	Iron dextran	Iron sucrose	Ferric carboxymaltose
Mean (± SD) haemoglobin increase g/dL	1.4 (0.9–1.9)	2.4 (1.99–2.74)	2.7 (2.30–3.03)
Mean (± SD) MCV increase (fl)	5.8 (4.0–7.6)	5.6 (2.9–8.3)	7.0 (4.6–9.7)
Mean (± SD) ferritin increase (mcg/dL)	149 (93–205)	109 (84–133)	149 (99–200)