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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (% by gender)

From: Distribution of serum lipids and lipoproteins in patients with beta thalassaemia major; an epidemiological study in young adults from Greece

 

Men (n = 88)

Women (n = 104)

p

Age (years)

25 ± 6

26 ± 6

0.33

Current smoking, n (%)

34 (45%)

36 (34%)

0.08

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120 ± 43

114 ± 15

0.03

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

71 ± 10

74 ± 10

0.11

Hypertension, n (%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

-

Glucose (mg/dl)

104 ± 28

88 ± 16

0.06

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

12 (15%)

17 (15%)

0.88

Body mass index (kg/m2)

21.8 ± 2

22.2 ± 3

0.56

Obesity, n (%)

2 (2%)

0 (0%)

0.13

Family history of CHD, n (%)

8 (10%)

17 (17%)

0.16

Hematocrit (%)

   

Feritine (ng/dl)

2411 ± 1784

2076 ± 1350

0.17

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.4 ± 1

10.6 ± 1

0.77

White blood cell (counts)

9959 ± 4999

9401 ± 4074

0.78