Table 3.

Association of HFE SNPs with biomarkers of iron metabolism.*

	rs1800562 (G>A), C282Y
Biomarker	GG	GA + AA	p-value
Iron (µg/dL)	83.7 ± 28.2	109.4 ± 63.3	0.063
TIBC (µg/dL)	397 ± 89.0	321 ± 37.2	0.007
Ferritin (ng/mL)	166 ± 165	383 ± 248	0.058
Transferrin (%)	22.0 ± 8.7	35.6 ± 22.9	0.023
	rs1799945 (C>G), H63D
Biomarker	CC	CG + GG	p-value
Iron (µug/dL)	84.0 ± 32.7	92.1 ± 21.4	0.357
TIBC (µg/dL)	396 ± 89.6	390 ± 108	0.820
Ferritin (ng/mL)	169 ± 170	183 ± 164	0.765
Transferrin (%)	22.3 ± 10.3	25.6 ± 9.7	0.251

* Values are mean ± SD.