Research Article
Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People
Table 2
Results of post hoc analysis by Turkey HSD.
| | Dependent variable | () group | () group | Mean difference () | Std. error | Sig. | 95% confidence interval | | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| | Hb | A | B | | .161 | .000 | 1.07 | 1.83 | | C | | .161 | .000 | 1.89 | 2.65 | | B | A | | .161 | .000 | −1.83 | −1.07 | | C | | .161 | .000 | .44 | 1.20 | | C | A | | .161 | .000 | −2.65 | −1.89 | | B | | .161 | .000 | −1.20 | −.44 |
| | Iron | A | B | | .232 | .000 | 2.95 | 4.05 | | C | | .232 | .000 | 6.63 | 7.73 | | B | A | | .232 | .000 | −4.05 | −2.95 | | C | | .232 | .000 | 3.13 | 4.23 | | C | A | | .232 | .000 | −7.73 | −6.63 | | B | | .232 | .000 | −4.23 | −3.13 |
| | Ferritin | A | B | | .404 | .000 | −6.50 | −4.58 | | C | | .404 | .000 | −11.66 | −9.74 | | B | A | | .404 | .000 | 4.58 | 6.50 | | C | | .404 | .000 | −6.12 | −4.20 | | C | A | | .404 | .000 | 9.74 | 11.66 | | B | | .404 | .000 | 4.20 | 6.12 |
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mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.
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