PARAMETERS

MULTITRANSFUSED n = 30

RARELY TRANSFUSED n = 30

P value

Serum Iron (ug/dl)

152.8 ± 23.4

96.5 ± 22.2

<0.001

Serum Ferritin (ug/dl)

396.4 ± 130.8

124.9 ± 67.2

<0.001

Total Iron Binding Capacity (ug/dl)

280.2 ± 37.9

248.1 ± 57.0

0.06

% Transferrin saturation

55.2 ± 9.9

31.7 ± 11.0

<0.001