PARAMETERS | RARELY TRANSFUSED n = 30 | CONTROL n = 26 | P value |
Serum Iron (ug/dl) | 96.5 ± 22.2 | 95.1 ± 26.7 | 0.84 |
Serum Ferritin (ug/dl) | 124.9 ± 67.2 | 107.2 ± 13.0 | 0.052 |
Total Iron Binding Capacity (ug/dl) | 248.1 ± 57.0 | 366.8 ± 76.4 | <0.001 |
% Transferrin saturation | 31.7 ± 11.0 | 26.8 ± 8.8 | 0.064 |