Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of hematological parameters and age variable of study groups (IDA and βTT).
| βTT (n = 537) | IDA (n = 370) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | ||
| Age | 21.98 ± 16.37 | 20 (24) | 28.86 ± 14.58 | 27 (22.75) | <0.001 |
| MCV | 62.17 ± 4.14 | 62 (5.4) | 71.87 ± 6.93 | 72.2 (9.73) | <0.001 |
| MCH | 19.75 1.45 | .196 (1.8) | 21.85 ± 2.99 | 21.9 (4.2) | <0.001 |
| MCHC | 31.71 ± 1.48 | 31.84 (1.43) | 30.40 ± 3.04 | 30.3 (2.71) | <0.001 |
| Hb | 11.20 ± 1.41 | 11 (1.16) | 10.82 ± 2.43 | 10.45 (2.62) | <0.001 |
| HCT | 35.39 ± 4.73 | 34.6 (5.15) | 35.53 ± 6.71 | 34 (7.65) | 0.182 |
| RDW | 15.88 ± 1.43 | 15.7 (1.7) | 16.04 ± 2.31 | 15.7 (3.32) | 0.94 |
| RBC | 5.69 ± 0.67 | 5.61 (0.93) | 4.91 ± 0.69 | 4.83 (0.83) | <0.001 |
| HbA2 | 5.09 ± 0.74 | 5 (1.1) | 2.43 ± 0.63 | 2.4 (0.83) | <0.001 |
| Serum Iron | 85.05 ± 32.96 | 86 (47) | 25.66 ± 8.21 | 25 (13) | <0.001 |
| TIBC | 346.35 ± 47.02 | 345 (54) | 480 ± 25.77 | 466 (40) | <0.001 |
| Serum Ferritin | 55.44 ± 56.64 | 38.9 (53.9) | 4.52 ± 1.85 | 4.3 (2.3) | <0.001 |