Table 4.

Clinical summary of Zimbabweans with elevated serum ferritin concentrations and values for hemoglobin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and liver enzymes within the reference range

Characteristic	Men (n=7; values in median and range or no. and %)	Women (n=2; individual values given)
Age (years)	36 (30–52)	53, 57
Serum ferritin (μg/L)	338 (237–415)	332, 344
Transferrin saturation (%)	36 (30–46)	33, 34
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	15.8 (15.7–16.6)	15.0, 15.2
γ-Glutamyl transferase (IU/L)	27 (11–43)	26, 57
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)	29 (23–34)	22, 29
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)	16 (14–38)	11, 45
HbsAg positive	1 (14.4%)	Yes, yes
Anti-HCV positive	1 (14.3%)	No, no