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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with HbH disease

From: Genotype-phenotype correlation of HbH disease in northern Iraq

Parameters

 

Age, y (median, range)

19 (1–68)

Gender

 Male

19 (43.2%)

 Female

25 (56.8%)

Hb, g/dL (median, range)

9.15 (6.4–12.7)

HbH, % (median, range)

7.35 (1–25.7)

Ferritin, ng/mL (median, range)

442 (11–2950)

Splenectomized

5 (11.4%)

Transfusion status

 Never transfused

23 (52.3%)

 Occasional (≤1 unit per year)

17 (38.6%)

 Irregular (2 to 4 units per year)

4 (9.1%)