Table 5 Iron Parameters
Overall Cohort | Anaemia HB < 110 g/L | No Anaemia HB ≥110 g/L | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Haemoglobin Recording Obtained | ||||
- 1st Trimester | 302 (27.6%) | 46 (27.4%) | 217 (28.4%) | 0.85 |
- 2nd Trimester | 319 (29.2%) | 59 (35.1%) | 240 (31.4%) | 0.36 |
- 3rd Trimester | 556 (50.9%) | 103 (61.3%) | 453 (59.2%) | 0.66 |
Ferritin Recording Obtained | ||||
- 1st Trimester | 207 (18.9%) | 30 (17.9%) | 157 (20.5%) | 0.46 |
- 2nd Trimester | 224 (20.5%) | 40 (23.8%) | 177 (23.1%) | 0.84 |
- 3rd Trimester | 438 (40.1%) | 74 (44.0%) | 364 (47.6%) | 0.44 |
Anaemia – < 110 g/L | ||||
- 1st Trimester | 22 (7.3%) | 11 (23.9%) | 11 (5.1%) | – |
- 2nd Trimester | 97 (30.4%) | 35 (59.3%) | 57 (23.8%) | – |
- 3rd Trimester | 190 (34.2%) | 95 (92.2%) | 95 (21.0%) | – |
Iron Therapy Pre-Operatively | ||||
- No Iron | 426 (39.0%) | 69 (41.1%) | 289 (37.8%) | 0.43 |
- Oral Iron | 630 (57.6%) | 84 (50.0%) | 456 (59.6%) | 0.03 |
- Intravenous Iron | 64 (5.9%) | 26 (15.5%) | 34 (4.4%) | < 0.001 |
Thresholds for IV Iron Therapy | ||||
- HB < 110 g/L and Ferritin < 20 mcg/L | 71 (6.5%) | 71 (42.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | – |
- HB < 110 g/L and Ferritin <30 mcg/L | 83 (7.6%) | 83 (49.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | – |
- HB < 120 g/L and Ferritin < 20 mcg/L | 158 (14.5%) | 71 (42.3%) | 87 (11.4%) | – |
- HB < 120 g/L and Ferritin <30 mcg/L | 198 (18.1%) | 83 (49.4%) | 115 (15.0%) | – |