From: Serum heavy metals and hemoglobin related compounds in Saudi Arabia firefighters
Parameter | Normal Control Group | n | Jeddah FFs* | n | t-test | p- value |
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HGB (g/dl) | 15.52 ± 1.51 | 23 | 16.26 ± 1.12 | 27 | 1.9801 | N.S. |
COHb (%) | 3.000 ± 1.27 | 17 | 5.43 ± 2.91 | 22 | 3.20993 | p < 0.005 |
Iron (ug/dl) | 86.43 ± 25.76 | 21 | 80.0 ± 28.84 | 28 | 0.821094 | N.S. |
TIBC (ug/dl) | 324.36 ± 33.99 | 22 | 330.48 ± 50.77 | 27 | 0.4833 | N.S. |
Transferrin sat. (%) | 26.31 ± 9.83 | 22 | 24.06 ± 9.40 | 27 | 0.8175 | N.S. |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 78.19 ± 34.09 | 20 | 123.26 ± 63.10 | 27 | 2.89175 | p < 0.05 |
UIBC (ug/dl) | 240.64 ± 49.45 | 22 | 253.30 ± 61.27 | 27 | 0.7830 | N.S. |