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Table 4 The iron physiological requirements of different data sources

From: Iron physiological requirements in Chinese adults assessed by the stable isotope labeling technique

gender

data sourcea

n

mean body weight

(kg)

iron requirements (μg/d)

iron requirements adjusted by weight (μg/kg.d)

mean ± std

comparison of different data source

mean ± std

comparison of different data source

F

P

F

P

female

A

3

49.98 ± 3.59

877.11 ± 352.09

2.37

0.209

17.59 ± 7.13

0.594

0.594

B

1

48.28

993.4

20.58

C

3

59.28 ± 12.31

1362.34 ± 175.52

23.83 ± 6.9

male

B

2

58.76 ± 0.14

846.65 ± 125.97

0.199

0.665

14.41 ± 2.11

0.018

0.896

C

10

69.1 ± 13.08

982.55 ± 412.39

13.97 ± 4.38

  1. aA: day 515 to day 767, B: day 605 to day 767, C: day 767 to day 1155