Table 1

- Hematological data of the patients with unexplained iron deficiency anemia.

Parameter of hematology indexesIDA study group (n=79)Control group (n=30)P-value
Age (years)44.86 ± 10.0841.98 ± 8.390.16
RBC (4.2-5.1 ×106/μL)3.81 ± 0.294.85 ± 0.370.0001
Hemoglobin (12–15 g/dL)9.7 ± 1.1713.94 ± 0.800.0001
HCT (36-52%)33.96 ± 3.4141.48 ± 2.930.0001
MCV (80-98 ft)72.6 ± 5.286.24 ± 4.190.0001
MCH (28-34 pg)23.68 ± 2.7329.64 ± 1.200.0001
MCHC (32-36 g/dL)30.57 ± 1.9633.64 ± 0.970.0001
Serum iron (40-165 μg/dL)27.8 ± 10.8978.2 ± 23.610.0001
Ferritin (13-280 ng/dL)7.6 ± 4.1289.7 ± 56.210.0001
  • Values are presented as mean ±SD. SD: standard deviation, IDA: iron deficiency anemia, RBC: red blood cell count, HCT: hematocrit, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean cor-puscular hemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration