Patient characteristics
| Biopsy (n=73) | Non-biopsy (n=27) | Total (n=100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Results expressed as mean (SD). | |||
| *LIC measured in 43 patients only. | |||
| Age at diagnosis (y) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.8) | 1.2 (1.6) |
| (Range) | (0–11.2) | (0–8.3) | (0–11.2) |
| Age started iron chelation (y) | 4.6 (2.7) | 4.4 (3.6) | 4.5 (2.9) |
| (Range) | (1.1–18) | (1.5–16) | (1.1–18) |
| Age at evaluation (y) | 11.7 (4.5) | 10.9 (7.4) | 11.5 (5.4) |
| (Range) | (1.5–22.5) | (2.7–27) | (1.5–27) |
| Duration of transfusion (y) | 10.7 (4.9) | 9.4 (68) | 10.3 (5.5) |
| (Range) | (0.1–21.5) | (0.7–25) | (0.1 –25) |
| Duration of chelation (y) | 7.4 (3.8) | 6.9 (5.3) | 7.3 (4.3) |
| (Range) | (0.1–19.5) | (0.5–22) | (0.1–22) |
| Average ferritin (pmol/l) | 5205 (3634) | 4727 (2145) | 5078 (3301) |
| (Range) | (970–21000) | (1395–10449) | (970–21000) |
| ALT (IU/l) | 38 (45) | 40 (39) | 38 (43) |
| (Range) | (9–299) | (1–186) | (1–299) |
| LIC* (mg/g dry weight) | 9.6 (8.8) | ||
| (Range) | (0.8–41.8) | ||