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European Journal of HaematologyVolume 80, Issue 1 p. 92-92 Free Access Erratum This article corrects the following: Use of advanced red blood cell and reticulocyte indices improves the accuracy in diagnosing iron deficiency in pregnant women at term Mari Ervasti, Sanna Kotisaari, Seppo Heinonen, Kari Punnonen, Volume 79Issue 6European Journal of Haematology pages: 539-545 First Published online: September 15, 2007 First published: 13 December 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.01002.xAboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat The article by Ervasti et al. (1) was found to contain a few errors. In the text on page 541 and in Tables 1 and 2, the correct number of pregnant women in the non-iron deficient study group (TfSat >11%) is 167 instead of 67. In Table 2, the correct percentage of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the iron deficient group (TfSat ≤11%) is 16% instead of 6%. The correct version of Table 2 is printed below. Table 2. Clinical characteristics of pregnant women with and without iron deficiency Variable TfSat ≤ 11%, n = 31Mean ± SD TfSat > 11%, n = 167Mean ± SD P-value Maternal age 28.1 ± 4.8 28.9 ± 5.5 0.54 Duration of pregnancy 40 + 2 ± 1 + 0 40 + 2 ± 1 + 0 0.96 Number of previous pregnancies 1.35 ± 1.36 1.31 ± 1.42 0.70 Prepregnancy weight (kg) 67.1 ± 14.3 67.9 ± 13.0 0.53 GDM 16% 11% 0.46 Pre-eclampsia 0% 3% 0.33 Smoking 13% 11% 0.81 P-value is the difference between the groups calculated with Mann–Whitney U test for continuing variables, or Chi-Square test for categorical variables. GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus. Reference 1 Ervasti M, Kotisaari S, Heinonen S, Punnonen K. Use of advanced red blood cell and reticulocyte indices improves the accuracy in diagnosing iron deficiency in pregnant women at term. Eur J Haematol 2007; 79: 539– 45. Wiley Online LibraryCASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Volume80, Issue1January 2008Pages 92-92 ReferencesRelatedInformation

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