[Table/Fig-5]:

Correlation of the frequency of T lymphocytes expressing each phenotypic marker with the patients’ age, ferritin level, desferal infusion, and the number of blood units consumed by the patients.

Type of lymphocyte		Age	Ferritin level	Transfusion level	Desferal consumption
CD3+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.27	0.14	-0.29	-0.11
	p-value	NS	NS	NS	NS
CD3+CD4+CD27+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.22	-0.38	-0.11	-0.16
	p-value	NS	NS	NS	NS
CD3+CD8+CD27+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.44	-0.75	-0.62	-0.25
	p-value	NS	0.01	0.04	NS
CD3+CD4+CD57+
	Correlation coefficient	0.014	0.85	0.018	0.35
	p-value	NS	0.002	NS	NS
CD3+CD8+CD57+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.25	0.75	-0.16	0.45
	p-value	NS	0.003	NS	NS
CD3+CD4+CCR7+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.053	0.31	0.091	0.21
	p-value	NS	NS	NS	NS
CD3+CD8+CCR7+
	Correlation coefficient	- 0.35	- 0.70	-0.014	0.26
	p-value	NS	0.025	NS	NS
CD3+CD4+CD28+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.024	0.53	-0.068	0.48
	p-value	NS	NS	NS	NS
CD3+CD8+CD28+
	Correlation coefficient	-0.051	0.39	0.091	0.68
	p-value	NS	NS	NS	0.03