| Table 1: Clinical characteristics of subjects | ||||
| Characteristic | Normal controls n = 10 | Mean (and standard error of the mean [SEM]) | ||
| Subjects with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) n = 7 | Subjects with HH and cirrhosis n = 4 | Subjects with HH and diabetes mellitus n = 6 | ||
| Age, yr | 34 (3) | 49 (6) | 65 (1)* | 60 (3) |
| Body mass index | 27.1 (1.7) | 24.2 (1.2) | 26.3 (1.3) | 25.0 (0.9) |
| Glycated hemoglobin, % | 5.6 (0.8) | 6.4 (0.3) | 6.2 (0.5) | 7.7 (0.7) |
| Serum ferritin level, µg/L | 100 (25) | 877 (188)* | 3220 (199)*† | 1015 (334)* |
| Liver iron level, µmol/g | 3.5 (35) | 264 (44)* | 304 (31)* | 340 (105)* |
| *Significantly different from mean of normal subjects (p 0.05). †Significantly higher than that of other subjects with hemochromatosis alone (p <0.05). | ||||
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