Serum Iron Status of Under-Five Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 4

Serum ferritin and transferrin in subjects with sickle cell anaemia according to past history of blood transfusion.

Variable	Past history of blood transfusion		Total	𝑃 value
	Yes	No
Serum iron (µg/dL)				0.519^+
<25	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	3 (100.0)
≥25	33 (35.1)	61 (64.9)	94 (100.0)
Total	33 (34.0)	64 (66.0)	97
Transferrin saturation (%)				0.613
<16	6 (28.6)	15 (71.4)	21 (100.0)
≥16	27 (35.6)	49 (64.4)	76 (100.0)
Total	33 (34.0)	64 (66.0)	97

Values in parenthesis are % of column total.
⁺Chi-square test (𝜒²).