| Obese children with IDA | Non obese children with IDA | Control | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 35) | (n = 35) | (n = 30) |  |
Age (years) | 6.96 ± 2.2 | 7.11 ± 2.57 | 7.11 ± 2.57 | >0.05 |
Male/female # | 22/18 | 23/17 | 11/9 | >0.05 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25.70 ± 2.2 a | 16.30 ± 1.9 b | 16.2 ± 1.7 b | <0.05 |
Hb (g/dl) | 8.82 ± 1.2 a | 8.22 ± 1.4 a | 13.0 ± 1.4 b | <0.05 |
MCV (fl) | 70.80 ±4.6 a | 69.33 ± 4.0 a | 92.33 ± 7.0 b | <0.05 |
MCHC (%) | 26.3 ± 2.3 a | 25.6 ± 2.5 a | 33.7 ± 2.6 b | <0.05 |
Serum iron (ug/dl) | 28.83 ± 2.5 a | 29.28 ± 4.6 a | 90.45 ± 4.4 b | <0.05 |
TIBC (mg/dl) | 491 ± 24 a | 478 ± 15 a | 258 ± 15 b | <0.05 |
Transferrin saturation (%) | 5.87 ± 0.9 a | 6.13 ± 1.2 a | 35.05 ± 1.7 b | <0.05 |
Transferrin (umol/L) | 75 ± 7.1 a | 77 ± 6.8 a | 34 ± 2.3 b | <0.05 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 51.91 ± 8.7 a | 7.52 ± 1.6 b | 56.19 ± 4.1 a | <0.05 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 5.71 ± 0.7 a | 2.42 ± 0.5 b | 2.53 ± 0.6 b | <0.05 |
Serum hepcidin (nmol/l) | 4.96 ± 1.2 a | 0.11 ± 0.03 b | 1.61 ± 0.7 c | <0.05 |