Table 1 Hematinic deficiencies in the AG patients compared with the healthy controls
|  | AG patients | Healthy controls | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall hematinic deficiencies | 76.27% (180/236) | 11.54% (24/208) | 186.537 | < 0.001 |
Serum folate deficiency | 4.67% (11/236) | 1.44% (3/208) | 3.751 | 0.053 |
Serum vitamin B12 deficiency | 68.22% (161/236) | 3.37% (7/208) | 197.709 | < 0.001 |
Serum ferritin deficiency | 13.98% (33/236) | 7.69% (16/208) | 4.456 | 0.035 |
Anemia | 21.61% (51/236) | 3.85% (8/208) | 30.080 | < 0.001 |