From: Normalized ranges for right ventricular volumes and function in thalassemia major
 | Males | Females | ||||
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 | TM patients Mean ± SD | Controls Mean ± SD | P value | TM patients Mean ± SD | Controls Mean ± SD | P value |
Age (years) | 30 ± 8 | 30 ± 5 | 0.94 | 30.4 ± 8.5 | 30.1 ± 5.0 | 0.88 |
Height (m) | 1.65 ± 0.1 | 1.80 ± 0.09 | < 0.001 | 1.54 ± 8.9 | 1.67 ± 9.2 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 59.1 ± 8.9 | 75.8 ± 9.9 | < 0.001 | 53.3 ± 10.1 | 61.4 ± 11.3 | 0.006 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 3.1 | 23.6 ± 3.1 | 0.048 | 22.5 ± 4.5 | 22.0 ± 2.8 | 0.68 |
BSA (m2) | 1.64 ± 0.16 | 1.94 ± 0.15 | < 0.001 | 1.50 ± 0.15 | 1.68 ± 0.18 | < 0.001 |
Heart rate (min-1) | 72.7 ± 10.4 | 64.0 ± 9.5 | < 0.05 | 78.8 ± 10.1 | 64.8 ± 13.6 | < 0.001 |