Table 5 Iron physiological requirements by liner regression
group | n | age | weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | iron loss rate per year (%) | iron physiological requirement (mg/d) | iron physiological requirements adjusted by weight (μg.kg−1.d−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 29.75 ± 5.20 | 76.23 ± 9.71 | 30.23 ± 3.26 | 21.16 ± 17.82 | 1.01 ± 0.66 | 14.60 ± 12.55 |
2 | 25 | 30.45 ± 4.67 | 60.49 ± 9.18 | 24.06 ± 3.92 | 23.20 ± 11.98 | 1.38 ± 0.70 | 23.01 ± 11.40 |
total | 33 | 30.27 ± 4.76 | 64.31 ± 11.44 | 25.55 ± 4.59 | 22.71 ± 13.34 | 1.29 ± 0.70 | 20.98 ± 12.05 |
t | – | −0.353 | 4.165 | 4.017 | −0.372 | −1.317 | −1.777 |
P | – | 0.726 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.712 | 0.198 | 0.085 |