Iron Deficiency is Not Associated with Increased Blood Cadmium in Infants

Table 2 Laboratory features of iron-deficient infants before and after iron therapy

Group characteristics	Before iron therapy (n = 19)	After iron therapy (n = 19)	P value
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

Results reported as mean ± SD and compared by paired t tests. *geometric mean (range) Iron-deficient infants were followed-up after 1–6 months of treatment with ferric hydroxide-polymaltose complex (6 mg/kg Fe³⁺ per day).

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