Group | With ID | Without ID |
p
| ORs for ID incidence (95 % CI) |
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L (n = 11) | 8 (72.8) | 3 (27.2) | 0.010 | 1 0.047 (0.004–0.552) |
H (n = 9) | 1 (11.2) | 8 (88.8) | | |
- Values represent numbers of participants (%). p: Fisher’s exact test
- With ID: participants who developed iron deficiency; Without ID: participants who did not develop iron deficiency
- Iron deficiency (ID) was defined as serum ferritin <12.0 ng/mL and/or Hb <12.0 g/dL