Table 6.
HH-related comorbiditiesa | mean HSUV | SD | n |
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All participants | |||
no comorbidity | 0.76 | 0.21 | 100 |
arthritis | 0.52 | 0.25 | 35 |
fibrosis | 0.53 | 0.29 | 7 |
cirrhosis | 0.61 | 0.31 | 5 |
heart failure | 0.58 | 0.24 | 3 |
cardiomyopathy | 0.30 | - | 1 |
diabetes | 0.52 | 0.33 | 4 |
porphyria cutanea tarda | 0.02 | - | 1 |
Males | |||
no comorbidity | 0.76 | 0.25 | 39 |
arthritis | 0.59 | 0.23 | 15 |
fibrosis | 0.69 | 0.05 | 5 |
cirrhosis | 0.74 | 0.16 | 3 |
Females | |||
no comorbidity | 0.76 | 0.19 | 61 |
arthritis | 0.48 | 0.26 | 20 |
fibrosis | 0.12 | 0.02 | 2 |
cirrhosis | 0.42 | 0.45 | 2 |
Note: HSUV refers to health state utility values; SD standard deviation
aParticipants were asked if they had been diagnosed with these conditions and that they were considered to be related to HH and iron overload. Participants with these conditions, but were unsure if they were related to HH were not included in this analysis