Table 1. Demographic, Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Patients With Thalassemia.

Variables	Patients With Thalassemia No. (%)
Gender
Male	192 (57.7)
Female	141 (42.3)
Age
5-10 years-old	90 (27)
10-15 years-old	80 (24)
> 15 years-old	163 (49)
Iron chelator
Desferal	218 (65.6)
Deferasirox	65 (19.5)
Desferal and L1	94 (28.2)