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. 2021 Dec 21;16(12):e0261690. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261690

Table 2. Hemochromatosis probands with HFE p.C282Y homozygosity and cirrhosisa.

Characteristics Abdominal pain (n = 5) No abdominal pain (n = 17) Value of p
Male, % (n) 60.0 (3) 94.1 (16) 0.0239
Mean age at diagnosis, y, ± 1 SD 50 ± 9 59 ± 7 0.0835
Diabetes, % (n)b 40.0 (2) 17.6 (3) 0.5431
Heavy alcohol consumption, % (n) 20.0 (1) 23.5 (4) 1.0000
Hepatomegaly, % (n) 40.0 (2) 47.1 (8) 1.0000
Splenomegaly, % (n) 20.0 (1) 11.8 (2) 1.0000
NAFLD, % (n) 20.0 (1) 29.4 (5) 1.0000
Chronic viral hepatitis, % (n) 0 (0) 23.5 (4) 0.5304
Ascites, % (n) 0 (0) 5.9 (1) 1.0000
Hepatic sarcoidosis, % (n) 20.0 (1) 0 (0) 0.2273

a Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.