Table 3.

Distribution of growth retardation in HCV-positive and -negative patients with thalassemia

			HCV		Total	Odds ratio	CI
			Positive	Negative
Wasted	Yes	Count	13	14	27	0.557	0.2356-1.317
		%	17.8%	28.0%	22.0%
	No	Count	60	36	96
		%	82.2%	72.0%	78.0%
Total		Count	73	50	123
		%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Chi-square=1.799, P=0.180
			HCV		Total	Odds ratio	CI
			Positive	Negative
Stunted	Yes	Count	61	41	102	1.116	0.431-2.887
		%	83.6%	82.0%	82.9%
	No	Count	12	9	21
		%	16.4%	18.0%	17.1%
Total		Count	73	50	123
		%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Chi square=0.051, P=0.821
			HCV		Total	Odds ratio	CI
			Positive	Negative
Both wasted and stunted	yes	Count	11	12	23	0.561	0.225-1.399
		%	15.1%	24.0%	18.7%
	no	Count	62	38	100
		%	84.9%	76.0%	81.3%
Total		Count	73	50	123
		%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Chi square=1.557, P=0.221

CI: confidence interval