Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the thalassemia patients included in this study
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 448 (49.2) |
| Female | 463 (50.8) |
| Education | |
| No diploma 1 | 322 (40.2) |
| Diploma | 478 (59.8) |
| Consanguinity | |
| No | 408 (49.6) |
| Yes | 415 (50.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 738 (89) |
| Married | 91 (11) |
| Level of hemoglobin (g/dL) | |
| <9 | 420 (46.2) |
| ≥9 | 489 (53.8) |
| Level of ferritin (ng/mL) | |
| <2,500 | 543 (60) |
| ≥2,500 | 362 (40) |
| Comorbidities | |
| No | 603 (72.7) |
| Yes | 227 (27.3) |
| Type of thalassemia | |
| Intermedia | 244 (26.8) |
| Major | 667 (73.2) |
1
The patients who had not completed high school.