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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Comparison of 3 T and 1.5 T for T2* magnetic resonance of tissue iron

Variables

Patients

Controls

P-value

N = 104

N = 20

Age (years)

30 [23–53]

35 [26–43]

0.41

Gender (Male/Female)

55/45

10/10

0.67

Diagnosis

 TM

47

  

 SCA

15

  

Other hemoglobinopathy

20

  

 MDS

4

  

 Other

18

  

1.5 T WB Heart T2*

30.3 [22.6–36.8]

32.3 [28.9–36.7]

0.20

3 T WB Heart T2*

18.5 [11.8–24.3]

20.5 [18.3–24.3]

0.14

1.5 T Liver T2*

4.2 [1.8–8.6]

25.8 [23.1–28.0]

<0.001

3 T Liver T2*

2.3 [0.9–4.7]

17.3 [14.8–21.4]

<0.001

  1. Data are expressed as median [interquartile range]. SCA sickle cell anemia, MDS myelodysplasia syndrome, TM thalassemia major, WB white blood