Table 3. Mean Zinc Status According to Patients’ Characteristics.

Variables	Mean	P Value
Gender		0.0001
Female	19.7 ± 10.62
Male	17.85 ± 10.10
Age		0.147
5-10	18.17 ± 9.47
10-15	20.28 ± 11.77
> 15	17.53 ± 9.96
< 20	18.32 ± 10.42
Body Mass Index		0.288
20-25	19.55 ± 10.26
25-30	14.23 ± 3.32
Iron chelator		0.946
Deferral	18.22 ± 10.68
Deferasirox	17.95 ± 16.05
Desferal and L1	17.69 ± 9.24