Group B Patients: Pretransplant Characteristics
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |
| Range | 17-35 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 21.5 (3.8) |
| Gender female | 39 |
| Previous red blood cell transfusions (no.) | |
| Range | 58-900 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 362.0 (132.4) |
| Age at first transfusion (mo) | |
| Range | 2-324 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 28.5 (49.3) |
| Age at first chelation (mo) | |
| Range | 3-324 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 107.0 (73.7) |
| Chelation index | |
| Range | 0-97 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 55.0 (33.0) |
| No. of patients with index of 0 | 20 |
| Serum ferritin (μg/L) | |
| Range | 322-8,106 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 2241 (1620) |
| Chronic active hepatitis (CAH) | |
| No. of patients with CAH | 35 |
| Unbound iron-binding capacity (μg/dL) (values greater than 0 were available for 37 patients*) | |
| Range | 1-147 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 30.0 (34.4) |
| Liver iron concentration (mg/g) (normal values are <1.6 mg/g) (values were not available for 10 patients) | |
| Range | 1.4-41.9 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 14.4 (10.2) |
| Characteristic . | Value . |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |
| Range | 17-35 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 21.5 (3.8) |
| Gender female | 39 |
| Previous red blood cell transfusions (no.) | |
| Range | 58-900 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 362.0 (132.4) |
| Age at first transfusion (mo) | |
| Range | 2-324 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 28.5 (49.3) |
| Age at first chelation (mo) | |
| Range | 3-324 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 107.0 (73.7) |
| Chelation index | |
| Range | 0-97 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 55.0 (33.0) |
| No. of patients with index of 0 | 20 |
| Serum ferritin (μg/L) | |
| Range | 322-8,106 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 2241 (1620) |
| Chronic active hepatitis (CAH) | |
| No. of patients with CAH | 35 |
| Unbound iron-binding capacity (μg/dL) (values greater than 0 were available for 37 patients*) | |
| Range | 1-147 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 30.0 (34.4) |
| Liver iron concentration (mg/g) (normal values are <1.6 mg/g) (values were not available for 10 patients) | |
| Range | 1.4-41.9 |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 14.4 (10.2) |
The iron-binding capacity of 38 patients was completely saturated.
Values were not available for 12 patients.