Table 1.

Characteristics of patients.

Characteristic	HFE-HH (n = 16)	Non-HFE-HH iron elevation (n = 92)
Age, mean ± SD	51.07 ± 9.6	45.92 ± 13.65
Male, n (%)	12 (75.0)	72 (78.26)
Caucasoid, n (%)	11 (68.75)	65 (70.65)
Risk factors for elevated iron indices
Nonalcoholic liver disease, n/N (%)	3 /16 (18.75)	32/85 (37.65)
Alcoholic disease, n/N (%)	2/15 (13.3)	25/89 (28.09)
Chronic hepatitis C, n/N (%)	1/16 (6.25)	25/89 (28.09)
Porphyria cutanea tarda, n/N (%)	0/16 (0)	1/92 (7.69)
Human immune deficiency virus, n/N (%)	0/16 (0)	4/92 (4.35)
Chronic hepatitis B, n/N (%)	0/16 (0)	2/88 (2.27)
Chronic kidney disease, n/N (%)	0/16 (0)	2/90 (2.22)

HFE-HH: HFE hereditary hemochromatosis.

Non-HFE-HH iron elevation: patients with iron elevation not related to HFE-HH genotypes.

n = number of patients affected.

N = total number of individuals assessed.