From: Iron Deficiency is Not Associated with Increased Blood Cadmium in Infants
Group characteristics | Before iron therapy (n = 19) | After iron therapy (n = 19) | P value |
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Cadmium (μg/L) * | 0.58 (0.06-1.40) | 0.47 (0.06-1.38) | 0.529 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.49 ± 1.75 | 12.38 ± 0.85 | 0.001 |
Hematocrit (%) | 32.77 ± 3.80 | 36.87 ± 2.24 | 0.002 |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 7.03 ± 3.16 | 20.83 ± 7.04 | <0.001 |
Fe (μg/dL) | 35.11 ± 25.30 | 64.68 ± 36.61 | 0.006 |
TIBC (μg/dL) | 416.68 ± 46.50 | 365.89 ± 52.79 | <0.001 |
Fe/TIBC (%) | 8.8 ± 6.8 | 17.9 ± 9.5 | 0.001 |