Research Article

Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings

Table 1

(a) A collective table for the data of the patients: zinc level in g/dL, sex (m: male, f: female), age (in years), height (in cm), height-age -score, ferritin level (in ng/mL), chelation type, and ALC (in microL). (b) A collective table for the data of the patients: zinc level in g/dL, sex (m: male, f: female), age (in years), height (in cm), and height-age -score.
(a)

Patient numberZinc level (g/dL)SexAge (years)Height (cm)Height-age -scoreFerritin (ng/mL)ChelationALC (microL)

194m2.684−1.33694None6325
258m2.992−0.972527None6200
368f5.3100−2.293004Deferasirox3903
4297m2.592−0.04785None3891
5130m172−2641None7956
666m5.5106−1.512129Deferoxamine2156
7102f2.591−12000Deferasirox8024
880f8.8122−1.573513Deferoxamine2340
9109m3.888−41551None7526
10157m4.4106−12425Deferoxamine3872
11120m8.2115−2.311502Deferoxamine3008
1274m2.589−1.17616None4884
13127m5.4105−1.483810None3570
1475f495−1.791150None1700
15117f4.61110.921804Deferasirox1218
16295m1.981−1.6850None9040
1788m10.6131−1.55475Deferasirox1160
18116f495−22836None2813
1917m4.71131.09658None2592
20111m5.6109−1.182411Deferoxamine5002
21112m7.1114−1.531951None1353
2210m1.672−4.281.15None817
2379m2.283−1.92621None5490
2415f51100.145036Deferoxamine1980
2597f10124−2.32706Deferasirox4312
2696f10.4139−0.324487Deferoxamine3062
27120m4.5106−0.335054None3180
28105f7.4117−1.411760Deferasirox4260
2998m1.375−1.93812None5535
30260m4.498−2.014100Deferasirox3944

(b)

Sibling numberZinc level (g/dL)SexAge (years)Height (cm)Height-age -scoreSibling carrier status

Sibling of 125f12.0143−1.23Not a carrier
Sibling of 275m5.91282.62Carrier
Sibling of 328f9.4127−1.31Not a carrier
Sibling of 4203m6.2108−1.85Not a carrier
Sibling of 568f11.5136−1.8Carrier
Sibling of 635m2.489−0.48Carrier
Sibling of 7151f1.1770.74Not a carrier
Sibling of 889m4.11080.95Carrier
Sibling of 9212f8.7117−2.24Carrier
Sibling of 10194f12.4150−0.53Carrier
Sibling of 11138m6.9110−2.16Not a carrier
Sibling of 1272m6.9119−0.41Carrier
Sibling of 1381m1.575−2.5Not a carrier
Sibling of 1482m12.0140−1.26Carrier
Sibling of 1598f2.6144−1.51Not a carrier
Sibling of 1690f5.3104−1.39Carrier
Sibling of 1779f17.0149−2.07Carrier
Sibling of 1898m14.1150−1.8Not a carrier
Sibling of 1942f9.01370.74Not a carrier
Sibling of 2094f7.5118−1.03Not a carrier
Sibling of 21107f11.9132−2.7Carrier
Sibling of 2213m3.289−2.18Carrier
Sibling of 2396m11.21341.5Carrier
Sibling of 2413f7.21240.39Carrier
Sibling of 25113m8.0106−3.78Carrier
Sibling of 2687f2.490−0.01Carrier
Sibling of 27123f7.21301.45Carrier
Sibling of 28114f1.273−1.1Carrier
Sibling of 29103f9.21400.98Not a carrier
Sibling of 30180f12.0138−1.94Not a carrier