PARAMETERS

MULTI-TRANSFUSED n = 30

CONTROL n = 26

P value

Serum Iron (ug/dl)

152.8 ± 23.4

95.1 ± 26.7

<0.001

Serum Ferritin (ug/dl)

396.4 ± 130.8

107.2 ± 13.0

<0.001

Total Iron Binding Capacity (ug/dl)

280.2 ± 37.9

366.8 ± 76.4

<0.001

% Transferrin saturation

55.2 ± 9.9

26.8 ± 8.8

<0.001