Relations of iron concentrations in non-hepatic tissues to category of hepatic iron concentration, traumatic and hospital deaths combined
| Category of hepatic iron concentration (μmol/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue | <30 (n=151) | 30–180 (n=36) | 180–360 (n=6) | p Value |
| Spleen (μmol/g dry weight) | 15.9 (6.8–12.0) | 47.0 (17.4–127.1) | 120.8 (41.0–355.6) | <0.001 |
| Heart4-150 (μmol/g dry weight) | 4.6 (3.0–7.1) | 5.2 (3.4–8.0) | 6.3 (4.9–8.3) | <0.001 |
| Lung (μmol/g dry weight) | 10.8 (6.0–19.6) | 15.5 (7.8–30.9) | 27.8 (8.7–88.5) | <0.001 |
| Skin (μmol/g dry weight) | 1.8 (1.0–3.3) | 2.2 (1.3–4.0) | 3.5 (1.3–9.7) | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as geometric means and SD ranges. The p value represents the level of significance for comparing iron concentrations for a given issue according to category of hepatic iron by analysis of variance.
↵4-150 n=131, 31, 5 for the three hepatic iron categories.