Table 1 Baseline Values in HC Group, IDA Group and TT Group (µ ± σ).

No. of samples

174

164

46

Age (years)

5.81 ± 3.81

2.09 ± 3.33^a

4.05 ± 3.58^ab

<0.0001

Age group (years)

<0.0001

0~0.5 (N,%)

3(1.72)

17(10.36)

10(21.74)

0.5~2 (N,%)

46(26.44)

119(72.56)

11(23.91)

2~6 (N,%)

50(28.74)

12(7.32)

13(28.26)

6~12 (N,%)

68(39.08)

9(5.49)

11(23.91)

12~17 (N,%)

7(4.02)

7(4.27)

1(2.18)

Females (N,%)

70 (40.22)

55(33.54)

17(36.96)

Males (N,%)

104 (59.78)

109(66.46)

29(63.04)

RBC (10¹²/L)

4.71 ± 0.35

4.48 ± 0.65^a

5.51 ± 0.57^ab

<0.0001

HGB (g/L)

130.28 ± 11.06

94.41 ± 16.24^a

103.80 ± 11.03^ab

<0.0001

MCV (fl)

83.93 ± 3.71

69.87 ± 9.08^a

59.13 ± 4.98^ab

<0.0001

MCH (pg)

27.58 ± 1.20

21.18 ± 3.67^a

18.89 ± 1.71^ab

<0.0001

MCHC (g/L)

329.21 ± 6.66

303.81 ± 19.4^a

319.37 ± 9.27^ab

<0.0001

RDW (%)

13.42 ± 0.88

17.80 ± 2.91^a

18.10 ± 2.83^a

<0.0001