Parameter

Study Group

Non-anemia

Anemia

p value

N (%)

50

33 (66%)

17 (34%)

Age ± SD (year)

54.86 ± 8.00

54.30 ± 7.53

55.94 ± 8.97

0.499

Sex (F/M)

25/25

11/22

14/3

0.003

Hb ± SD (gr/dl)

13.728 ± 1.53

14.352 ± 1.27

12.518 ± 1.28

<0.001

Htc ± SD (%)

40.332 ± 4.01

41.767 ± 3.68

37.547 ± 3.10

<0.001

Ferritin ± SD (ng/ml)

206.94 ± 325.67

234.91 ± 376.05

152.65 ± 192.98

0.403

Vitamin B12 ± SD (mg/dl)

413.400 ± 235.51

381.758 ± 173.07

474.824 ± 322.30

0.188

Folic acid ± SD (mg/dl)

9.468 ± 2.69

9.533 ± 2.61

9.341 ± 2.92

0.814

Spectrin ± SD (%)

20.468 ± 2.5902

19.600 ± 2.85

19.653 ± 3.26

0.953

Ankyrin ± SD (%)

4.576 ± 1.2706

4.570 ± 1.57

4.053 ± 1.20

0.242

Protein Band 3 ± SD (%)

19.240 ± 2.8358

19.358 ± 2.50

17.924 ± 2.40

0.058

Protein Band 4.1 ± SD (%)

5.628 ± 1.8832

5.339 ± 1.86

5.547 ± 2.11

0.723

Protein Band 4.2 ± SD (%)

5.848 ± 1.8030

5.703 ± 1.36

6.076 ± 1.70

0.404

Ribavirin level (mg/ml)

1.324 ± 0.758

1.276 ± 0.858

1.384 ± 0.644

0.390