Clinical Study

Prevalence of Anemia and Related Deficiencies in the First Year following Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

Table 2

Laboratory outcomes before RYGB.

LevelNumber of patients (%)

HbLow27 (7,9%) of which 9 microcytic
Normal350 (92,9%) of which 13 microcytic and 5 macrocytic
MCVMicrocytic22 (5,8%)
Normocytic350 (92,9%)
Macrocytic5 (1,3%)