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Table 2 Compatibility of serum ferritin and red cell indices-based evidence of iron deficiency in early pregnancy

From: Prevalence and aetiologies of anaemia among first trimester pregnant women in Sri Lanka; the need for revisiting the current control strategies

Serum Ferritin

Anaemic

Non anaemic

MCVa/ MCH b low

MCV/MCH normal

MCV/ MCH low

MCV/MCH normal

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Low

10 (45.5)

3 (33.3)

17 (21.3)

11 (11.3)

Normal

12 (54.5)

6 (66.7)

63 (78.8)

86 (88.7)

  1. aMean Corpuscular Volume, bMean Corpuscular haemoglobin
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