Table 1: Group descriptives and signs for iron deficiency (n = 50).
| Boys vs girls | 32 vs 18 |
| Mean age (years) | 2.8 |
| Patients with recurrent infections | 19 of 23 (83%) |
| Patients with tiredness | 15 of 23 (65%) |
| Hb < 6.6 (mmol/L) | 0 of 41 (0%) |
| MCV below target range for age | 5 of 41 (12%) |
| Ferritin < 12 (ug/L) | 5 of 16 (31%) |
| RDW > 15 (%) | 3 of 25(12%) |
| At least 1 sign of iron deficiency | 12 of 41(29%) |
| Insufficient dietary iron intake | 34/41 (83%) |
| Insufficient dietary folic acid intake | 20/41 (48%) |