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Table 2 Iron nutritional status in group 2

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

38

23.89 ± 16.59

38.73 ± 15.15

14.75 ± 7.51

2.47 (2.20,2.86)

0.3 (0.1,0.5)

0.63 ± 0.21

21

38

21.71 ± 16.61

33.46 ± 11.3

11.79 ± 6.12

2.09 (1.91,2.46)

0.2 (0.1,0.6)

0.67 ± 0.21

39

35

17.77 ± 12.15

34.37 ± 11.95

11.62 ± 5.27

2.13 (1.79,2.48)

0.3 (0.1,0.7)

0.61 ± 0.19

130

33

17.97 ± 13.21

36.43 ± 12.3

12.22 ± 5.25

2.30 (2.00,2.63)

0.2 (0.1,0.2)

0.56 ± 0.15

253

30

18.70 ± 20.14

34.13 ± 9.82

9.92 ± 5.84

2.06 (1.76,2.55)

0.25 (0.1,0.4)

0.63 ± 0.22

376

32

30.93 ± 22.13

24.42 ± 7.26

8.74 ± 5.31

1.58 (1.44,1.83)

0.2 (0.1,0.3)

0.78 ± 0.24

499

33

28.80 ± 29.68

30.65 ± 10.44

8.46 ± 4.81

1.88 (1.45,2.27)

0.2 (0.1,0.4)

0.65 ± 0.20

630

31

25.00 ± 23.35

42.68 ± 16.81

11.76 ± 7.39

2.47 (2.19,3.37)

0.2 (0.1,0.4)

0.66 ± 0.22

810

27

20.38 ± 16.46

58.61 ± 32.39

11.94 ± 8.07

2.98 (2.61,3.78)

0.2 (0.1,0.4)

0.55 ± 0.09

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