Table III

Comparison of anaemic children with (Group I) or without (Group II) microcytosis plus hypochromia

Variable

Group I (n = 7) Median (quartiles)

Group II (n = 37) Median (quartiles)

P value

Hb (g/L)

96 (87, 99)

101(94,105)

0.2

MCV (fL)

67.2 (65.2, 68.2)

76.4(74.6,81.0)

< 0.001

MCH (pg)

22.0(21.1,23.2)

26.2 (25.0, 27.8)

< 0.001

MCHC (g/dL)

33.1 (32.6,34.1)

34.2 (33.4, 34.6)

0.08

RDW (%)

16.8(16.2, 18.0)

16.6(15.2,18.0)

0.4

Ferritin (μg/L)

8.0 (4.9, 38.0)

15.0(5.0,87)

0.3

Iron (μmol/L)

2.7 (2.0, 6.5)

3.5 (2.0, 5.7)

0.8

Transferrm (g/L)

2.8(2.6,3.1)

2.6 (2.0, 2.9)

0.1

TIBC (μmol/L)

69.3 (64.5, 77.5)

63.8(50.5,73.0)

0.1

TS (%)

3.7 (2.9, 9.0)

5.2(4.1,9.0)

0.1

sTfR (nmol/L)

42.0(35.0,45.0)

30.0 (25.0, 36.0)

0.008

Eley et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2002 2:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-2-3