Parameters | Anemic | Non-anemic | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 253) | (n = 147) | ||
Maternal age (years) | 27.53 ± 5.31 | 28.02 ± 4.97 | 0.309 |
Hematological profile | |||
HGB (g/dl) | 9.31 ± 1.34 | 11.89 ± 0.80 | < 0.0001 |
WBC (/μL) | 10.26 ± 1.68 | 6.13 ± 1.39 | 0.0006 |
HCT (%) | 29.08 ± 3.34 | 35.43 ± 4.76 | < 0.0001 |
MCHC (g/dl) | 31.88 ± 2.02 | 33.43 ± 1.58 | < 0.0001 |
MCV (fl) | 78.72 ± 9.02 | 85.94 ± 8.32 | < 0.0001 |
RDW (%) | 16.87 ± 5.95 | 14.79 ± 3.55 | 0.048 |
Biochemical profile | |||
Serum ferritin (ng/ml)a | 19.7 (15.2–94.0) | 29.3 (21.4–106) | 0.0180 |
Serum iron (μg/dl)a | 88.3 (73.9–182) | 152.7 (81.0–201) | 0.0273 |
TIBC (μg/dl)a | 369 (118.0–532.0) | 302 (93–379) | 0.0438 |
TfS (%)a | 20.7 (6.6–26.4) | 24.6 (8.1–27.5) | 0.0391 |
Total Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 18.09 ± 6.63 | 18.64 ± 6.33 | 0.564 |
Direct Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 5.45 ± 2.13 | 5.82 ± 2.37 | 0.249 |
Indirect Bilirubin (μmol/l) | 12.79 ± 6.08 | 13.26 ± 6.06 | 0.593 |
MCV (< 80 fL)b | 43 (16.9%) | 8 (5.4%) | 0.0115 |
RDW (> 15%)b | 38 (15.0%) | 5 (3.4%) | 0.0052 |
Serum iron(< 40 μg/dl)b | 47 (18.6%) | 9 (6.1%) | 0.0092 |
Ferritin (< 12 ng/ml)b | 41 (16.2%) | 9 (6.1%) | 0.0400 |
TIBC(> 500 μg/dl) | 39 (15.4%) | 5 (3.4%) | 0.0015 |