Table 1.

Baseline venous blood analyses

Analysis (normal range)	DFO Protocol	Iron Protocol
Haemoglobin (12–17 g dl−1)	14.0 ± 1.0	14.0 ± 1.5
Haematocrit (0.36–0.50 l l−1)	0.42 ± 0.03	0.42 ± 0.04
Serum iron (11–31 μmol l−1)	21.9 ± 10.1	16.1 ± 5.6
Serum ferritin (10–300 μg l−1)	29.3 ± 14.6	72.7 ± 81.6

Mean ±s.d. values are shown. Where normal ranges vary with sex, the widest range is given.