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Table 1 Demographics for TM patients and controls.

From: Right ventricular volumes and function in thalassemia major patients in the absence of myocardial iron overload

 

TM patients

Mean ± SD

Controls

Mean ± SD

P value

Males

   

Age (years)

30 ± 8

30 ± 5

0.94

Height (m)

1.65 ± 0.1

1.80 ± 0.09

<0.0001

Weight (kg)

59.1 ± 8.9

75.8 ± 9.9

<0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.9 ± 3.1

23.6 ± 3.1

0.048

BSA (m2)

1.64 ± 0.16

1.94 ± 0.15

<0.0001

Heart rate (min-1)

72.7 ± 10.4

64.0 ± 9.5

0.0024

Females

   

Age (years)

30 ± 8

30 ± 5

0.88

Height (m)

1.54 ± 8.9

1.67 ± 9.2

<0.0001

Weight (kg)

53.3 ± 10.1

61.4 ± 11.3

0.0064

BMI (kg/m2)

22.5 ± 4.5

22.0 ± 2.8

0.68

BSA (m2)

1.50 ± 0.15

1.68 ± 0.18

0.0001

Heart rate (min-1)

78.8 ± 10.1

64.8 ± 13.6

<0.0001

  1. BSA -- body surface area, BMI -- body mass index.