Type of anemia Number of patients Hgb before treatment Hgb after treatment Increase in Hgb level Paired T-test (P value) Iron deficiency anemia 21 10.77 ± 0.99 12.21 ± 1.34 1.44 ± 0.9 < 0.001 Anemia of chronic disease 41 11.18 ± 0.87 12.15 ± 1.09 0.97 ± 0.55 < 0.001 Total anemia patients 62 11.4 ± 0.92 12.17 ± 1.17 1.13 ± 0.71 < 0.001

Table 2: Hemoglobin levels before and after treatment in patients with different types of anemia. Increase in hemoglobin level after treatment of anemia in both iron deficiency anemia group and anemia of chronic disease group. Hgb: hemoglobin