Table 6: Subgroup analysis of administered dose of intravenous iron (a marker of severity of iron-deficiency) and mean change (paired samples t-test differences) in pre- and post-intervention Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalised Anxiety-Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scores.

Iron dose (mg)

n

Mean difference

SD

t

p

PHQ-9 (n = 81)

1000

26

2.54

5.70

2.271

0.032

1500

30

4.03

4.67

4.729

< 0.001

2000

25

5.36

4.64

5.781

< 0.001

GAD-7 (n = 81)

1000

26

1.81

2.99

3.08

0.005

1500

30

2.43

5.20

2.56

0.016

2000

25

2.88

2.99

4.82

< 0.001

SD: Standard Deviation