Table 1.
Patient’s demographic characteristics and baseline clinical variables.
| Demographic characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female, N (%) | 9 (90) |
| Male, N (%) | 1 (10) |
| Age (yr) | |
| Mean (SD) | 35.2 (6.8) |
| Min-Max | 27–49 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Malay, N (%) | 7 (70) |
| Chinese, N (%) | 1 (10) |
| Indian, N (%) | 2 (20) |
| Others, N (%) | 0 (0) |
| Family history of bleeding | |
| Yes, N (%) | 8 (80) |
| No, N (%) | 2 (20) |
| Baseline Hb (g/dL) | |
| Mean (SD) | 5.7 (1.1) |
| Baseline platelet (×109/L) | |
| Mean (SD) | 222 (59.6) |
| Age of diagnosis (yr) | |
| Mean (SD) | 8.2 (4.7) |
| Parental consanguinity | |
| Yes, N | 6 |
| No, N | 4 |
| Iron deficiency | |
| Yes, N | 10 |
| No, N | 0 |
Abbreviations: max, maximum; min, minimum; n, number; SD, standard deviation.