Table 2.
Clinical and biochemical features of 93 patients with HH subdivided according to presence or not of radiographic MCP2–3 arthropathy.
| Radiographic arthropathy of MCP2–3 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n = 35) |
Absent (n = 58) |
||
| Age, years | 67.1 (5.3) | 55.7 (11.6) | <0.001 |
| Gender, women | 9 (25.7) | 30 (51.7) | 0.014 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m² | 28.9 (5.8) | 26.5 (5.0) | 0.032 |
| Disease duration, years | 9.0 (7.0) | 8.2 (4.9) | 0.54 |
| HFE gene status, C282Y/C282Y | 22 (62.9) | 25 (43.1) | 0.065 |
| Ferritin ⩾1000 ng/ml at diagnosis1 | 16 (48.5) | 12 (23.1) | 0.015 |
| Diabetes | 7 (20.0) | 3 (5.2) | 0.037 |
| Hepatic cirrhosis | 7 (20.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0.004 |
Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation) or numbers (percentage).
1
Eight missing values (two patients with radiographic arthropathy of MCP2–3).