Variable

Ferrous sulfate (n = 145)

Iron polymaltose complex (n = 145)

T

Df

p-value

Baseline hemoglobin (g/dl)

9.3 ± 0.9

9.4 ± 0.9

0.013

288

0.990

Hemoglobin at 4 weeks (g/dl)

10.4 ± 0.9

10.5 ± 0.8

−1.595

288

0.112

Hemoglobin at 8 weeks (g/dl)

11.3 ± 0.8

11.5 ± 0.7

−2.786

288

0.006