Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of studied groups
| Thalassemic group (N=70)
|
Control group (N=20)
|
t-test | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range | |||
| Sex, N (%) | ||||||
| Male | 47 (67.1) | 11 (55) | X2=1.0 | 0.317 | ||
| Female | 23 (32.9) | 9 (45%) | ||||
| Age (year) | 10.41±3.86 | 3–18 | 8.6±3.47 | 4–17 | 1.89 | 0.061 |
| Family history of thalassemia, N (%) | ||||||
| + ve | 47 (67.1) | 0 (0) | X2=28.11 | 0.001** | ||
| −ve | 23 (32.9) | 20 (100) | ||||
| Consanguinity, N (%) | ||||||
| + ve | 55 (78.6) | 5 (25) | X2=40.41 | 0.001** | ||
| −ve | 15 (21.4) | 15 (75) | ||||
| Wt (kg) | 28.3±9.1 | 12–51 | 33.8±14.1 | 16–50 | 2.09 | 0.039* |
| Ht (cm) | 116.9±13.8 | 94–150 | 126.1±18.1 | 100–160 | 2.45 | 0.016* |
| BMI | 20.3±4.9 | 12.4–33.6 | 23.5±5.8 | 16.5–34.7 | 6.33 | 0.014* |
| HC (cm) | 54.9±4.2 | 50–61 | 51.7±1.3 | 50–54 | 3.28 | 0.001** |
Notes:
*
significant;
**
highly significant.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HC, head circumference; Ht, height; Wt, weight.