Phlebotomy requirements and iron indices in 7 patients before and during PPI treatment (paired) and in 8 patients not prescribed a PPI (unpaired)
| Paired group (n = 7) | Unpaired group (n = 8) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before PPI | During PPI | p Value | p Value† | p Value‡ | ||
| NS, not significant. | ||||||
| *All values are mean (SEM) †compared to before PPI ‡compared to during PPI. | ||||||
| Recording period (years) | 6.1 (0.2)* | 3.8 (0.9) | 0.2 NS | 7.8 (1.5) | 0.9 NS | 0.06 NS |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 14 (0.2) | 14.3 (0.4) | 0.6 NS | 13.5 (0.3) | 0.7 NS | 0.3 NS |
| Serum ferritin (µg/l) | 81.4 (17.1) | 38.5 (8.5) | 0.1 NS | 55.3 (4.7) | 0.3 NS | 0.9 NS |
| Annual phlebotomy requirements (litres) | 2.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | <0.001 | 2.3 (0.1) | 1.0 NS | <0.001 |