Laboratory Parameters | Iron Sucrose N = 93 | Ferric Carboxymaltose N = 94 | p value |
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Haemoglobin –– g/dL | 11·59 ± 0·733 | 13·25 ± 0·606 | 0·0001 |
Mean Corpuscular Volume –– fL | 86·76 ± 3·765 | 93·80 ± 3·380 | 0·0001 |
Serum Iron –– μg/dL | 75·40 ± 6·223 | 127·54 ± 6·321 | 0·0001 |
Serum Ferritin –– μg/dL | 34·99 ± 6·250 | 119·02 ± 5·487 | 0·0001 |
Total Iron Binding Capacity –– μg/dL | 332·61 ± 18·619 | 315·13 ± 19·981 | 0·0001 |
Transferrin Saturation –– % | 22·76 ± 2·183 | 40·59 ± 2·321 | 0·0001 |