Hematological Parameters in Individuals with Beta Thalassemia Trait in South Sumatra, Indonesia

Table 3

Hematological variables among β⁰ and β⁺-thalassemia carrier.

Variable	β^0-Thalassemia (N = 101)	β^+-Thalassemia (N = 82)	value
Hematological parameter
Hb (g/dL)	11.4 ± 1.2	12.4 ± 1.4	<0.001^‡
MCV (fL)	63.6 ± 4.8	72.05 ± 5.3	<0.001^‡
MCH (pg)	19.5 ± 1.8	23.1 ± 2.3	<0.001^‡
MCHC (g/dL)	30.7 ± 0.9	31.9 ± 1.4	<0.001^‡
RDW (%)	17.4 ± 1.7	15.6 ± 1.7	<0.001^‡
Hemoglobin analysis
HbA2 (%)	5.02 ± 0.8	4.3 ± 0.6	<0.001^‡‡
HbF (%)	0,91 ± 1,8	0.8 ± 2.8	0,040^‡‡
HbA (%)	93.7 ± 3.05	85.9 ± 11.6	0.078^‡‡

Normal distribution,abnormal distribution, ^‡Independent t-test,^‡‡Mann–Whitney test.