Table 1 Laboratory test values of participants (N = 499)

Ferritin, ng/mL (70–300)

157 (31.5)

342 (68.5)

65.0^a

139.0

Iron Saturation, % (20–50)

159 (31.9)

340 (68.1)

13.0^a

14.0

Iron, μg/dL (60–170)

161 (32.3)

338 (67.7)

39.0^a

37.5

Total Iron Binding Capacity, μg/dL (240–450)

159 (31.9)

340 (68.1)

320.0

100.0

Hemoglobin, g/dL (> 12 for women; > 13 for men)

481 (96.4)

18 (3.6)

13.1 (men)

11.9^a (women)

2.8

2.5