Ferric Carboxymaltose as Treatment in Women with Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Table 5

Mean hemoglobin and ferritin levels at baseline and at the highest level after randomization (safety population).

	⁢FCM		⁢SMC
	Postpartum; ()	HMB; ()	Postpartum; ()	HMB; ()
Hemoglobin, mean (SD), g/dL
Baseline	10.20 (1.161)	9.34 (1.387)	10.11 (1.191)	9.40 (1.310)
Highest postrandomization result	12.53 (0.899)	11.68 (1.090)	11.97 (1.153)	10.89 (1.246)
Mean ferritin (SD), ng/mL
Baseline	25.99 (22.730)	8.89 (15.529)	26.55 (24.973)	7.95 (15.072)
Highest postrandomization result	180.97 (96.798)	101.62 (89.312)	24.23 (16.743)	20.94 (53.122)

FCM = ferric carboxymaltose; HMB = heavy menstrual bleeding; SD = standard deviation; SMC = standard medical care.
for between-group comparison.