Table 5 Correlations between severity of asthma with haemoglobin level, iron profile, using Pearson correlation coefficient in asthmatic patients (with and without IDA)
From: Iron status and its relation to lung function in pediatric asthmatics: a cross-sectional study
Severity of asthma | ||
|---|---|---|
r | p value | |
Hemoglobin (gm/dl) | −0.353 | 0.012* |
Red blood cell counts | −0.078 | 0.591 |
Transferrin saturation | −0.076 | 0.601 |
Total iron (ug/dl) | −0.043 | 0.765 |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | −0.248 | 0.042* |