Baseline (IQR)

6 weeks (IQR)

p-value^a

3 months (IQR)

p-value^b

Hemoglobin, g/L

144 (135 - 155)

138 (129 - 150)

0.301

142 (131 - 152)

0.461

Iron, µmol/L

13.5 (10.2 - 19.8)

16.5 (13.2 - 23.0)

0.102

16.0 (13.0 - 24.0)

0.096

Ferritin, µg/L

47 (32 - 78)

78 (57 - 113)

0.009

85 (62 - 171)

0.001

Transferrin, g/L

2.6 (2.4 - 2.9)

2.4 (2.2 - 2.7)

0.038

2.3 (2.0 - 2.5)

0.009

TSAT, %

20 (15 - 30)

27 (21 - 33)

0.046

25 (21 - 44)

0.043

Hepcidin, nmol/L

2.5 (0.8 - 4.4)

4.8 (3.0 - 7.4)

0.006

4.2 (2.0 - 8.8)

0.026

hsCRP, mg/L

2.0 (0.9 - 4.2)

2.0 (1.2 - 5.5)

0.565

1.9 (0.8 - 4.1)

0.841