Outcomes
hypochromic red blood cells
SECONDARY
The primary outcome was difference in change in % TSAT over 12 weeks between the two groups. The secondary outcomes were differences in changes in serum ferritin, blood hemoglobin concentrations, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), percentage of hypochromic red blood cells (% HYPO-He), reticulocyte hemoglobin equivalent (RET-He), serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum hepcidin concentrations over 12 weeks between the groups.