| Parameter | Description | Iron depletion group n = 24 | Control group n = 15 | ||
| Baseline | At the end of study | Baseline | At the end of study | ||
| Gender, M/F | 15/9 |
| 9/6 |
| |
| HFE-gene heterozygous (C282Y), positive/negative | 5/19 |
| 3/12 |
| |
| HTN, positive/negative | 18/6 | 16/8 | 10/5 | 9/6 | |
| No. of medicines for glucose control | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |