Original Paper Received: January 29, 2013 Accepted after revision: October 28, 2013 Published online: July 8, 2014
Acta Haematol 2015;133:31–35 DOI: 10.1159/000357104
Effect of Vitamin D Replacement on Hemoglobin Concentration in Subjects with Concurrent Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial Basavraj Sooragonda a Sanjay Kumar Bhadada b Viral N. Shah b Pankaj Malhotra a Jasmina Ahluwalia c Naresh Sachdeva b
Departments of a Medicine, b Endocrinology and c Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Key Words Vitamin D deficiency · Iron-deficiency anemia · Hemoglobin concentration
Abstract Background: The effect of vitamin D replacement on hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in subjects with concurrent deficiencies of vitamin D and iron is not known. Methods: We report on an investigator-initiated, randomized, singleblinded, placebo-controlled, 12-week interventional trial. Thirty subjects with iron-deficiency anemia (serum ferritin
Acta Haematol 2015;133:31–35 DOI: 10.1159/000357104
Effect of Vitamin D Replacement on Hemoglobin Concentration in Subjects with Concurrent Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial Basavraj Sooragonda a Sanjay Kumar Bhadada b Viral N. Shah b Pankaj Malhotra a Jasmina Ahluwalia c Naresh Sachdeva b
Departments of a Medicine, b Endocrinology and c Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Key Words Vitamin D deficiency · Iron-deficiency anemia · Hemoglobin concentration
Abstract Background: The effect of vitamin D replacement on hemoglobin (Hb) concentration in subjects with concurrent deficiencies of vitamin D and iron is not known. Methods: We report on an investigator-initiated, randomized, singleblinded, placebo-controlled, 12-week interventional trial. Thirty subjects with iron-deficiency anemia (serum ferritin
