From: Anaemia control and the interpretation of biochemical tests for iron status in children
Anaemia status | Inflammation (n = 30) | Parasitic infection (n = 31) | Previously dewormed (n = 107) | Previously treated for anaemia (n = 27) |
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Anaemic | 14/30 (46.7%) | 6/31 (19.4%) | 26/107 (24.3%) | 18/27 (66.7%) |
Non-anaemic | 16/30 (53.3%) | 25/31 (80.6%) | 81/107 (75.7%) | 9/27 (33.3%) |
p = 0.005 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.54 | p = 0.59 |