passages.id: split_4_test_151_passage
passages.type: progene_text
passages.text: The enhanced erythropoiesis paralleled with a rise in transferrin saturation ( 27.8 +/- 2.5 % vs. 44.8 +/- 9.5 % , P < 0.05 ) and reductions in erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin ( 130 + / - 32 vs. 72 + / - 19 micromol / mol heme , P < 0.05 ) and monthly rHuEPO dose ( 24.2 +/- 4.5 vs. 16.8 +/- 3.4 x 10(3) units , P < 0.05 ) at the end of study .