Table 3.
Mean contrast threshold of both thalassemic and healthy subjects.1
| Special Frequencies | Study Group | Contrast threshold mean ± SD [Range2] | P-value |
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| Desferal & Osveral | Desferal & Normal | Osveral & Normal | |||
| 1 cpd | Desferal | 1.87 ± 0.63 [0.51-3.44] |
0.743 | 0.009 | 0.061 |
| Osveral | 1.74 ± 0.8 [0.51-3.91] |
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| Normal | 1.33 ± 0.58 [0.51-2.79] |
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| 5 cpd | Desferal | 1.46 ± 0.81 [0.50-2.95] |
0.047 | 0.022 | 0.949 |
| Osveral | 0.99 ± 0.74 [0.50-2.97] |
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| Normal | 0.95 ± 0.68 [0.51-2.54 |
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| 15 cpd | Desferal | 2.96 ± 1.68 [0.51-6.88] |
0.321 | 0.135 | 0.879 |
| Osveral | 2.46 ± 1.36 [0.76-6.54] |
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| Normal | 2.24 ± 1.23 [0.51-5.98] |
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1
Determined by one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test.
2
Range = [Min-Max].