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Desferrioxamine administration and proportions missing at least one dose in the preceding month
| 33. Characteristics | Overall (N = 1573) | Desferrioxamine use last month | |
| Missed at least one dose (N = 665) | No doses missed (N = 761) | ||
| Mean age first used years (SD) | 6.3 (5.3) | 6.6 (5.3) | 6.0 (5.5) |
| >= 5 days per week, N (%) | 941 (62.3) | 397 (61.9) | 470 (64.0) |
| Administered by pump, N (%) | 1189 (81.6) | 472 (76.9) | 622 (85.8) |
| Mean daily dose (SD), g | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.9) |
