Ferritin at the begining level Ferritin at the ending level  p** Control 4406.8 ± 2414.3 3597.6 ± 2163.8 0.00 Study 4654.2 ± 1845.3 3147.8 ± 1245.4 0.00 P* 0.227 0.957   * Mann-Whitney U ** Wilcoxon test

Table 4: Ferritin levels in patients with thalassemia major.