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. 2023 Jun 17;15(6):e40567. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40567

Table 2. Comorbidities in patients with thalassemia (obtained from records).

Comorbidity No. of patients (percentage of total)
Hypothyroidism 3 (10%)
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 4 (13.3%)
Splenectomized 2 (6.6%)
Hepatic iron overload (T2*MRI)
  Mild 2 (8.7%)
  Moderate 5 (21.7%)
  Severe 12 (52.2%)
Cardiac iron overload (T2*MRI)
  Mild 1 (4.3%)
  Moderate 1 (4.3%)
  Severe 5 (21.7%)