Early Kidney Damage Markers after Deferasirox Treatment in Patients with Thalassemia Major: A Case-Control Study

Table 1

Comparison of blood renal parameters in case and control groups.

Variables	Study groups
	Deferoxamine	Deferasirox	Control
				value
GFR				>0.05
BUN				<0.01
CREA				>0.05
Cystatin C				>0.05
GFR based on Cystatin				>0.05

ANOVA test; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; CREA: creatinine.