Table 3.
Relation of anti-tetanus IgG titers to serum ferritin levels in study groups
Variable | r | r2 | Adjusted r2 | B Coefficients | p-value | ||
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Constant | Ferritin | ||||||
Controls | 0.096 | 0.009 | 0.005 | 2.213 | -0.003 | 0.152 | |
Beta thalassemia major (cases) | Non-splenectomized | 0.563 | 0.317 | 0.311 | 3.009 | -0.002 | < 0.001 |
Splenectomized | 0.516 | 0.266 | 0.259 | 2.994 | -0.002 | < 0.001 |