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