Boys | Girls | Total | *Pvalue | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | ||||
Ferritin (μg/L) | 0.313 | |||
Low (< 12) | 2 (1.1) | 7 (3.2) | 9 (2.2) | |
Normal (12 - 140) | 174 (97.2) | 213 (95.9) | 387 (96.5) | |
High (> 140) | 3 (1.7) | 2(0.9) | 5 (1.2) | |
Total | 179 (100) | 222 (100) | 401 (100) | |
Haemoglobin (g/L) | ||||
Low (< 110) | 1 (0.6) | 8 (3.6) | 9 (2.2) | 0.080 |
Normal (110 - 150) | 179 (99.4) | 213 (95.9) | 392 (97.5) | |
High (> 150) | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | |
Total | 180 (100) | 222 (100) | 402 (100) | |
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) (fL) | ||||
Low (< 75) | 21 (11.7) | 37 (16.7) | 58 (14.4) | 0.156 |
Normal (75 - 93) | 159 (88.3) | 185 (83.3) | 344 (85.6) | |
Total | 180 (100) | 222 (100) | 402 (100) | |
Iron Deficiency Anaemia | ||||
(Ferritin <12 μg/L + Hb <110 g/L + MCV <75 fL) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.2) | - |
180 (100) | 222 (100) | 402 (100) | ||
Serum Zinc (μmol/L) | ||||
Low (< 9.0) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (1.8) | 5 (1.2) | 0.458 |
Normal (9.0 - 18.0) | 177 (98.3) | 217(97.7) | 394 (98.0) | |
High (> 18.0) | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | |
Total | 180 (100) | 222 (100) | 402 (100) | |
Vitamin B 12 (ρmol/L) | ||||
Normal (> 185) | 179 (100) | 222 (100) | 401 (100) | - |
Folate (nmol/L) | ||||
Normal (> 5.7) | 179 (100) | 222 (100) | 401 (100) | - |
25-hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/L) | ||||
Deficiency (≤37.5) | 51 (28.3) | 91 (41.0) | 142 (35.3) | 0.010 |
Insufficiency (> 37.5 - 50.0) | 68 (37.8) | 81 (36.5) | 149 (37.1) | |
Sufficiency (> 50.0) | 61 (33.9) | 50 (22.5) | 111 (27.6) | |
Total | 180 (100) | 222 (100) | 402 (100) |