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General characterization of C282Y homozygous probands at the time of diagnosis according to gender |
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| Males n = 32 |
Females n = 11 |
p* |
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| Age (years) |
51 ± 13 (29–75) |
47 ± 11 (32–65) |
n.s. |
| Transferrin Saturation (%) |
92 (87–97) |
83 (75–92) |
n.s. |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) |
2694 (2006–3383) |
1353 (122–2584) |
n.s. |
| Total Body Iron Stores (g) |
9.86 (8.19–11.54) |
6.11 (3.21–9.02) |
0.030 |
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| Total lymphocytes (×106/ml) |
1.91 (1.69–2.13) |
2.30 (1.92–2.67) |
n.s. |
| Total CD4+ cells(×106/ml) |
0.98 (0.84–1.11) |
1.09 (0.85–1.32) |
n.s. |
| Total CD8+ cells(×106/ml) |
0.35 (0.28–0.42) |
0.48 (0.36–0.59) |
n.s. |
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Parameters are expressed as mean (95% confidence intervals) except age, which is expressed as mean ± standard deviation (maximum – minimum values). Estimation of TBIS was obtained in 27 males and 9 females. *Statistically significant differences between groups (p) were tested using Student's T test. | |||
Cruz et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2006 7:16 doi:10.1186/1471-2350-7-16 |
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