Table 1: Comparison between patients and control parameters.

–	–	Male	Female
Hb (g/dl)	patient	12.38 ± 0.75**	11.13 ±1.52**
	control	15.21± 0.77	12.98 ± 0.98
HCT (l/l)	patient	38.55 ± 2.79**	34.36 ± 4.13**
	control	44.48 ± 1.74	37.9 ± 2.71
MCV (fl)	patient	78.65 ± 5.83**	79.21 ± 7.97**
	control	85.50 ± 2.53	85.23 ± 3.85
MCH (pg)	patient	25.79 ± 2.33**	25.06 ± 3.28**
	control	29.58 ±1.02	29.36 ± 1.32
RDW (%)	patient	13.84 ±2.68**	13.49 ± 2.03**
	control	10.41 ±0.54	11.36 ± 1.01
CRP (mg/l)	patient	10.66 ±3.2**	6.99 ±4.52**
	control	1.18 ± 0.99	1.24 ± 1.18
S iron (μg/dl)	patient	34.800 ± 16.70**	41.500 ±18.4**
	control	108.14 ±30.68	82.82 ± 21.83
TIBC (μg/dl)	patient	244.60 ±99.26*	313.42 ±74.25*
	control	349.57 ±37.92	348.73 ±34.41
Transferrin saturation (%)	patient	15.60 ± 5.95**	14.06 ±6.24**
	control	30.65 ± 6.87	23.80 ± 6.15
Serum Ferritin (µg/l)	patient	93.38 ± 76.07	87.11 ± 132.84
	control	113.18 ± 83.93	42.64 ±26.94
sTfR (mg/l)	patient	2.38 ±1.28	2.26 ±1.13*
	control	1.61 ±0.51	1.70 ±0.62
sTfR-F index	patient	1.11 ±0.44	1.78 ±1.67*
	control	0.85 ± 0.26	0.99 ± 0.40
*: p<0.05, **: p<0.0`