Number of patients
Mortality at 6 months
Mortality rate
Normal Hgb level
131
5
3.8%
Iron deficiency anemia
22
2
9.1%
Anemia of chronic disease
53
12
22.6%
Table 5:
Relationship between mortality and hemoglobin level. Patients with anemia of chronic disease showed highest mortality rate while patients with normal hemoglobin level had lowest mortality rate.