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