Table 1. Laboratory values before HU treatment, after 1 year of HU treatment and 1 year after bone marrow transplantation.
| Before HU | 1 year After HU | 1 year After BMT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | P |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 80.67±21.03 | 53.88±7.02 | 57.25±13.52 | 0.021 |
| Indirect bilirubin (mcmol/L) | 49.95±7.28 | 25.67±2.65 | 5.10±1.41 | 0.000 |
| White Blood Cells (×109/L) | 15840±4343.15 | 9704.17±2245.44 | 4745.83±1739.31 | 0.000 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 7.08±0.46 | 8.10±0.49 | 12.29±0.64 | 0.000 |
| Hb F (%) | 5.10±0.62 | 17.31±1.96 | 2.15±2.76 | 0.000 |
| Platelets (×109/L) | 550600±228802.97 | 393769.23±170706.94 | 270090.91±34725.94 | 0.006 |
| Reticulocytes (×109/L) | 422500±32809.75 | 345016.67±113780.79 | 18300±10137.06 | 0.001 |