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Table 3 Levels of serum ferritin, prealbumin, and albumin pre- and post-treatment in observation and control groups

Measurement	Pre-treatment observation	Post-treatment observation	Pre-treatment control	Post-treatment control	t value	P value
SF (µg/L)	94.67 ± 10.90	82.54 ± 11.671	95.40 ± 10.99	74.28 ± 9.661	2.519	0.016
PA (mg/L)	254.82 ± 18.31	236.44 ± 17.881	255.94 ± 18.33	220.18 ± 14.791	3.237	< 0.01
ALB (g/L)	40.54 ± 4.40	38.73 ± 3.65	39.98 ± 3.99	35.08 ± 3.651	4.173	< 0.01

¹Comparisons within the same group pre- and post-treatment are marked with an asterisk, indicating a statistically significant difference with a P value less than 0.05.

SF: Serum ferritin; PA: Prealbumin; ALB: Albumin.