Table 1.

Baseline demographics and characteristics of patients

Characteristics	Osveral® Mean±SD	Exjade® Mean ± SD	P value
Age (year)	24.1±5.9	22.5 ±6.5	0.27
Weight (kg)	52.5±11.3	48.7 ± 9.1	0.28
Mean baseline serum ferritin (ng/mL)	1772.4±987.8	2002.8 ± 1044.6	0.31
Transfused blood volume in a month (mL)	668.7±287.4	661.4 ± 367.2	0.92
Interval of blood transfusion (day)	27.6±3.9	29.6 ± 7.5	0.33

kg: kilogram; mL: milliliter; ng/mL: Nanograms per milliliter; SD: Standard Deviation