Research Article
Ferritin Is a Marker of Inflammation rather than Iron Deficiency in Overweight and Obese People
Table 2
Results of post hoc analysis by Turkey HSD.
| Dependent variable | () group | () group | Mean difference () | Std. error | Sig. | 95% confidence interval | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| Hb | A | B | | .161 | .000 | 1.07 | 1.83 | C | | .161 | .000 | 1.89 | 2.65 | B | A | | .161 | .000 | −1.83 | −1.07 | C | | .161 | .000 | .44 | 1.20 | C | A | | .161 | .000 | −2.65 | −1.89 | B | | .161 | .000 | −1.20 | −.44 |
| Iron | A | B | | .232 | .000 | 2.95 | 4.05 | C | | .232 | .000 | 6.63 | 7.73 | B | A | | .232 | .000 | −4.05 | −2.95 | C | | .232 | .000 | 3.13 | 4.23 | C | A | | .232 | .000 | −7.73 | −6.63 | B | | .232 | .000 | −4.23 | −3.13 |
| Ferritin | A | B | | .404 | .000 | −6.50 | −4.58 | C | | .404 | .000 | −11.66 | −9.74 | B | A | | .404 | .000 | 4.58 | 6.50 | C | | .404 | .000 | −6.12 | −4.20 | C | A | | .404 | .000 | 9.74 | 11.66 | B | | .404 | .000 | 4.20 | 6.12 |
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mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.
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