Table 5

Liver and cardiac iron at baseline and follow-up in UK and North-American sites

Baseline (2007-2009)
Follow-up (2008-2011)
United KingdomNorth AmericaP*United KingdomNorth AmericaP*
LIC (mg/g dw) n = 29 n = 260  n = 19 n = 251  
    Median (range) 4.1 (0.5-40.6) 9.0 (0.3-68) < .001 3.4 (0.5-20.1) 5.0 (0.2-45.8) .15 
Cardiac T2* (ms) n = 32 n = 157  n = 14 n = 199  
    Mean (SD) 30.9 (12.6) 23.8 (13.6) < .001 30.5 (17.1) 26.5 (12.0) .53 
Baseline (2007-2009)
Follow-up (2008-2011)
United KingdomNorth AmericaP*United KingdomNorth AmericaP*
LIC (mg/g dw) n = 29 n = 260  n = 19 n = 251  
    Median (range) 4.1 (0.5-40.6) 9.0 (0.3-68) < .001 3.4 (0.5-20.1) 5.0 (0.2-45.8) .15 
Cardiac T2* (ms) n = 32 n = 157  n = 14 n = 199  
    Mean (SD) 30.9 (12.6) 23.8 (13.6) < .001 30.5 (17.1) 26.5 (12.0) .53 
*

For comparison of United Kingdom values with North-American values.

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