Table 2 Clinical features classified by type of thalassemia
|  | TDT (n = 75) | NTDT (n = 15) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Thalassemia type (%) | |||
 β0/βE thalassemia | 48 (53.3) | 9 (10.0) |  |
 β0/β0 thalassemia | 25 (27.8) | 1 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
 Hemoglobin H disease | 2 (2.2) | 5 (5.6) |  |
Sex (%) | |||
 Male | 26 (28.9) | 5 (5.6) | 0.921 |
 Female | 49 (54.4) | 10 (11.1) |  |
Splenectomy (%) | |||
 Yes | 50 (55.6) | 4 (4.4) | 0.004 |
 No | 25 (27.8) | 11 (12.2) |  |
Hemochromatosis (%) | |||
 Yes | 39 (43.8) | 3 (3.4) | 0.021 |
 No | 35 (39.3) | 12 (13.5) |  |
Cardiorenal syndrome (%) | Â | Â | 0.171 |
 Yes | 23 (25.6) | 2 (2.2) |  |
 No | 52 (57.8) | 13 (14.4) |  |
Mean ferritin (ng/ml) (±SD) | 1785 (±1302) | 1771 (±1417) | 0.701 |
Pre-transfusion Hemoglobin (g/dL) mean(±SD) | 7.15 (±0.96) | 7.76 (±1.34) | 0.039 |