After the intervention , Hb concentration and serum ferritin concentration were both higher in the NaFeEDTA group compared with the control group .
Subgroup analysis indicated that a lower baseline Hb level was associated with a greater increase in Hb concentration .
No significant difference in serum Zn concentration was found .
We concluded that NaFeEDTA increased both Hb concentration and serum ferritin concentration substantially in Fe-deficient population s , and could be an effective Fe preparation to combat Fe deficiency
Serum ferritin as a measure of iron stores in normal subjects.
Serum ferritin has been measured by a two-site immunoradiometnic assay employing antibody-coated polystyrene tubes . Normal values were established by performing measurements in male and female subjects between 20 and 50 years of age in whom iron-deficient erythropoiesis was excluded on the basis of transferrin saturation and red cell protoporphyrin . The serum fernitin was log-normally distributed with a geometric mean of 94 ng/ml in 174 males and 34 ng/ml in 152 females . Additional studies were performed in 83 healthy women to determine the relationshipbetween serum ferritin and iron stores measured by radioiron absorption . A high correlation between these measurements indicates that the serum ferritin is a useful survey tool for the initial assessment and prospect i ve monitoring of iron stores in a normal population . Am . J. Clin . Nutr . 27 : 681 -687 , 1974
After the intervention , Hb concentration and serum ferritin concentration were both higher in the NaFeEDTA group compared with the control group .
Subgroup analysis indicated that a lower baseline Hb level was associated with a greater increase in Hb concentration .
No significant difference in serum Zn concentration was found .
We concluded that NaFeEDTA increased both Hb concentration and serum ferritin concentration substantially in Fe-deficient population s , and could be an effective Fe preparation to combat Fe deficiency