Similarly, even though the mean packed cell volume for the study group (42.00% ± 7.10%) was higher than in the control group (39.76% ± 4.14%), the difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.119).
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19 , 21 – 25 Even though we reported a lower serum ferritin level with increasing number of donations, this pattern failed to reach statistical significance, which may reflect the small sample size or be due to increased iron absorption subsequent to a compensatory increase in hemopoiesis in the face of tightly regulated loss.