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Table 4 Blood biomarkers of anemia and iron status by tertile of caribou consumption (n = 2175)

From: Potential impact of restricted caribou (Rangifer tarandus) consumption on anemia prevalence among Inuit adults in northern Canada

  Tertiles of caribou intake1
Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3
Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
Hemoglobin (g/L) (n = 2175) 129.1 128.1–130.2 132.9* 131.8–134.1 132.5* 131.3–133.7
Serum ferritin (ng/mL) (n = 2095) 50.1 46.3–53.9 58.5* 54.1–63.0 57.5* 53.1–61.9
Serum soluble transferrin receptor (mg/L) (n = 986) 1.5 1.4–1.6 1.4* 1.3–1.4 1.4* 1.4–1.5
Serum hs-C-reactive protein (mg/L) (n = 2086) 3.1 2.7–3.5 2.7 2.3–3.0 2.7 2.4–3.0
  1. *Multiple comparison with Bonferroni correction, adjusting for age, sex and region of residence. p < 0.05