Table 1 Iron deficiency (ID) and ID anemia (IDA) by demographic information for 856 participants across 5 sitesa
From: Detection of iron deficiency in children with Down syndrome
Normal | IDb | IDAc | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | n = 785 | n = 46 | n = 10 | 0.199 |
Female | 447 (56.9%) | 28 (60.9%) | 3 (30%) | |
Male | 338 (43.1%) | 18 (39.1%) | 7 (70%) | |
Race | n = 766 | n = 42 | n = 10 | 0.880 |
Caucasian | 689 (89.95%) | 38 (90.48%) | 8 (80%) | |
African American | 46 (6%) | 3 (7.14%) | 1 (10%) | |
Asian | 20 (2.61%) | 1 (2.38%) | 1 (10%) | |
Native American | 2 (0.26%) | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 9 (1.17%) | 0 | 0 | |
Ethnicity | n = 696 | n = 42 | n = 8 | 0.707 |
Hispanic | 22 (3.1%) | 2 (4.7%) | 0 | |
Non-Hispanic | 674 (93.9%) | 40 (93%) | 8 (100%) | |
Age | n = 800 | n = 46 | n = 10 | 0.002 |
12–36 months | 157 (19.63%) | 18 (39.1%) | 3 (30%) | |
3–5 years | 117 (14.63%) | 10 (21.74%) | 0 (0%) | |
5–11 years | 294 (36.75%) | 8 (17.39%) | 2 (20%) | |
11–19 years | 185 (23.13%) | 10 (21.74%) | 3 (30%) | |
>19 years | 47 (5.88%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | |
Mean (year), SD | 8.78 ± 6.53 | 6.1 ± 5.3 | 12.94 ± 12/62 | |
Median (year) | 8 | 4 | 11 |
