Body Composition in Adult Patients with Thalassemia Major

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with thalassemia major.

	Male patients; ()	Female patients; ()
Height (cm)	173.3 (154–186)	160.4 (150–174)
Weight (kg)	69.7 (53–94)	59 (44–80)
BMI (m/kg^2)	23.2 (16.1–30.4)	22.7 (17.2–33.2)
Age (years)	36 (26–53)	36.4 (21–47)
Ferritin levels (ng/mL)	1120.43 (103–3688)	1354.2 (80–4388)

Normal value range for ferritin levels.
Males: 12–300 ng/mL (nanograms per milliliter) and females: 12–150 ng/mL.