Table 2.

Characteristics of the patients with iron overload and organ dysfunction (n = 97) [13]

	AA (n = 68)	MDS (n = 29)
Age, years (range)	45 (17–78)	58 (32–78)
Male:female	42:36	19:10
Severity of AA
Severe, n (%)	57 (83.8)	–
Moderate, n (%)	11 (16.2)	–
Duration of illness, years (range)	8.2 (0.9–30.0)	3.0 (0.5–17.0)
Duration of transfusions, years (range)	6.0 (0.6–24.3)	2.2 (0.5–7.0)
Duration of transfusion dependence, years (range)	5.0 (0–162)	2.0 (0.5–5.1)
RBC transfusions, n (range)	104 (12–350)	70 (12–200)
Serum ferritin, ng/mL (range)	4,084 (1,254–22,916)	5,344 (1,249–20,822)