From: Iron Deficiency is Not Associated with Increased Blood Cadmium in Infants
Group characteristics | Iron-deficient infants (n = 31) | Control (n = 36) | P value |
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Age (months) | 12.0 ± 3.7 | 11.9 ± 4.1 | 0.867 |
Male (%) | 65.6 | 52.8 | 0.330 |
Breast feeding (months) | 10.3 ± 3.4 | 6.3 ± 4.9 | <0.001 |
Cadmium (μg/L)* | 0.56 (0.06-1.20) | 0.53 (0.06-1.84) | 0.724 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 10.49 ± 1.84 | 11.83 ± 1.02 | 0.001 |
Hematocrit (%) | 32.70 ± 4.08 | 35.02 ± 2.60 | 0.008 |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 7.4 ± 3.0 | 39.1 ± 23.8 | <0.001 |
Fe (μg/dL) | 39.09 ± 29.56 | 47.14 ± 27.79 | 0.255 |
TIBC (μg/dL) | 413.19 ± 53.18 | 351.80 ± 47.07 | <0.001 |
Fe/TIBC (%) | 10.2 ± 8.6 | 13.7 ± 8.5 | 0.091 |