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Table 3 Number (N) of potential misdiagnoses in the entire Swiss female population (aged 18–50 years) depending on iron deficiency incidence

From: Economic burden of symptomatic iron deficiency – a survey among Swiss women

 

Incidence of iron deficiency

7.5%

8.5%

9.5%

10.5%

11.5%

Depression

9748

11,048

12,348

13,648

14,947

Burnout

3014

3416

3818

4219

4621

Anxiety state

4075

4618

5162

5705

6248

Chronic fatigue

2708

3069

3430

3791

4152

Total

19,545

22,151

24,757

27,363

29,969