Table 3 The difference of age, gender and hematinic deficiencies based on the grading of AG

Men-to-women ratio

28:112

33:63

0.013 ^a

Age (median, QR)

58 (49.25, 67.75)

64.5 (57,74)

< 0.001 ^b

Serum folate deficiency

4.29% (6/140)

5.21% (5/96)

0.741 ^a

Serum vitamin B12 deficiency

60.00% (84/140)

80.21% (77/96)

0.001 ^a

Serum ferritin deficiency

17.1% (24/140)

9.4% (9/96)

0.091 ^a

Anemia

15% (21/140)

31.3% (30/96)

0.003 ^a