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Table 1 Iron nutritional status in group 1

From: Physiological requirements for iron in women of reproductive age assessed by the stable isotope tracer technique

day

n

SF (μg/L)

UIBC (μmol/L)

SI (μmol/L)

TRF (g/L)

CRP (mg/L)

α-AGP (g/L)

0

23

18.23 ± 13.92

38.41 ± 11.31

10.49 ± 6.37

2.20 (1.92,2.54)

0.40 (0.2,1.1)

0.80 ± 0.22

19

10

14.33 ± 9.92

55.56 ± 14.69

11.56 ± 9.08

3.25 (2.94,3.51)

0.35 (0.2,0.4)

0.48 ± 0.12

36

15

24.43 ± 16.00

50.18 ± 14.63

15.71 ± 7.54

3.10 (2.84,3.39)

0.65 (0.2,1)

0.56 ± 0.15

125

14

17.50 ± 10.69

41.00 ± 18.01

11.81 ± 6.20

2.68 (1.61,3.15)

0.5 (0.3,0.9)

0.60 ± 0.13

248

16

22.44 ± 21.29

39.56 ± 15.87

9.92 ± 5.37

2.19 (1.81,2.84)

0.55 (0.25,1.3)

0.69 ± 0.16

386

14

27.86 ± 27.96

32.43 ± 15.55

9.02 ± 3.86

2.05 (1.81,2.51)

0.35 (0.2,1.5)

0.77 ± 0.17

503

11

25.73 ± 22.62

36.00 ± 12.88

7.59 ± 3.55

2.15 (1.75,2.55)

0.8 (0.2,2.5)

0.76 ± 0.23

629

11

26.36 ± 26.04

27.82 ± 11.84

10.54 ± 5.77

1.90 (1.56,2.41)

0.4 (0.2,1.9)

0.73 ± 0.20

739

12

21.42 ± 17.79

33.58 ± 12.11

10.65 ± 6.67

2.29 (2.04,2.63)

0.35 (0.15,0.75)

0.69 ± 0.19

880

9

28.00 ± 24.37

42.11 ± 14.84

9.33 ± 5.13

2.50 (2.14,3.03)

0.5 (0.4,1.9)

0.72 ± 0.27

  1. SF serum ferritin, UIBC unsaturated iron-binding capacity, SI serum iron, TRF transferrin, CRP C-reactive protein, α-AGP α- acid glycoprotein