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Table 2 Correlation coefficients and p values between T/S ratio and parameters in patients with TDT

From: Leukocyte telomere length in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Parameters

Correlation coefficient

p value

Age

−0.444

< 0.0001*

Rate of red blood cell transfusion

0.014

0.911

Pre-transfusion Hb level

0.251

0.044*

Maximum ferritin level

0.172

0.170

Reticulocyte count

0.215

0.105

CardiacT2*

−0.140

0.282

LIC

−0.020

0.879

Liver enzymes

 AST

−0.085

0.499

 ALT

0.013

0.918

 NTBI

0.216

0.120

  1. Correlation coefficients were calculated by Pearson’s method
  2. AST, Aspartate transaminase; ALT, Alanine transaminase; LIC, liver iron concentration;
  3. NTBI, Non-transferrin bound iron; TDT, transfusion-dependent thalassemia
  4. *Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.05