Table 1 Demographic and physical characteristics of children (2–9 years) and adolescents (10–18 years) with beta thalassemia
Children (N = 39) | Adolescents (N = 66 ) | Total (N = 105) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) ; Mean (sd) | 5.38 (2.145) | 15.22 (2.361) | 11.57 (5.290) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 19 | 48.7 | 31 | 47.0 | 50 | 47.6 |
Female | 20 | 51.3 | 35 | 53.0 | 55 | 52.4 |
Nationality | ||||||
UAE | 16 | 42.1 | 30 | 47.6 | 46 | 45.5 |
Arabs | 10 | 26.3 | 15 | 23.8 | 25 | 24.8 |
Non- Arabs | 12 | 31.6 | 18 | 28.6 | 30 | 29.7 |
Diagnosis | ||||||
BTM | 39 | 100.0 | 66 | 100.0 | 105 | 100.0 |
Height Velocity (2019-20) | ||||||
Normal | 17 | 51.5 | 12 | 30.0 | 29 | 39.7 |
Reduced | 16 | 48.5 | 28 | 70.0 | 44 | 60.3 |
Height Velocity (2020-21) | ||||||
Normal | 13 | 52.0 | 13 | 35.1 | 26 | 41.9 |
Reduced | 12 | 48.0 | 24 | 64.9 | 36 | 58.1 |
Height Velocity (2 consecutive years) | ||||||
Normal | 6 | 24.0 | 8 | 21.6 | 14 | 22.6 |
Delayed in one year | 15 | 60.0 | 8 | 21.6 | 23 | 37.1 |
Delayed in two years | 4 | 16.0 | 21 | 56.8 | 25 | 40.3 |