Infant characteristics | Iron deficiency anemia (n = 91) | Iron deficiency (n = 20) | Iron sufficiency (n = 20) | P-value |
Age (mo) | 11.8 (6.2 - 18.6)a,2 | 14.4 (8.9 - 18.6)b | 11.0 (6.6 - 18.6)a | 0.03 |
Sex (%M) | 53 | 23 | 55 | 0.2 |
Height-for-age (z score) | _0.5 _ 1.0 (_2.7 to 1.4)a,3 | _0.7 _ 1.0 (_3.2 to 1.5)a | _ 0.9 _ 1.4 (_4.6 to1.2)a | 0.4 |
Weight-for-age (z score) | _1.2 _ 1.4 (_4.3 to 1.8)a | _1.6 _ 0.9 (_4.0 to _0.4)a | _1.8 _ 1.7 (_6.2 to 0.8)a | 0.3 |
Baseline indexes | ||||
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 88.4 _ 7.9 (72 - 98)a | 107.7 _ 7.3 (100 - 127)b | 109.7 _ 7.2 (100 - 121)b | ˂0.0001 |
Anemia [n (%)] | 91 (100)a | 0 (0)b | 0 (0)b | ˂0.0001 |
Ferritin (µg/L) | 17.9 (4 - 166)a | 38.7 (11 - 287)b | 27.2 (7 - 157)b | 0.01 |
Irondeficiency [n (%)] | 20 (100)a | 20 (100)a | 0 (0)b | ˂0.0001 |