Table 1.

EAS scores (mean ± SD) in β-thalassaemic major children and their mothers and in healthy subjects.

EAS for children	β-Thalassaemic patients (28)	Normal subjects (28)	p-valuea
Emotionality	2.80 ± 0.91	2.29 ± 0.81	0.031
Activity	3.60 ± 0.74	3.69 ± 0.59	n.s.
Sociability	2.74 ± 0.51	3.50 ± 0.70	0.001
Shyness	2.60 ± 0.75	2.34 ± 0.49	n.s.
EAS for mothers
Emotionality	2.98 ± 0.71	2.40 ± 0.28	0.001
Activity	3.19 ± 0.61	3.25 ± 0.45	n.s.
Sociability	3.45 ± 0.52	4.13 ± 0.59	0.001
Shyness	2.63 ± 0.78	2.10 ± 0.69	0.009

^a For statistical comparison student's t-test has been used.