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Table 5 Association of HCV Seropositivity with Demographic, Transfusion and Laboratory Variables

From: CMV, B and C hepatitis among multi-transfused hereditary hemolytic Anemia children: an updated Egyptian experience

Variables

HCV Negative (n = 407)

HCV Positive (n = 70)

Test

P value

Gender No (%)

 - Male

224 (55)

38 (54)

0.014a

0.927

 - Female

183 (45)

32 (46)

  

Age (years)

    

 - Mean (SD)

9.4 (±5.1)

13.1 (±5.2)

3.9b

0.001

Age Categories (years) No (%)

 - < 5

82 (20)

4 (5)

  

 - 5–9

146 (36)

14 (20)

29.6a

0.001

 - 10–14

101 (25)

20 (29)

  

 - 15–18

78 (19)

32 (46)

  

Body mass index No (%)

 - Underweight

250 (61)

30 (43)

  

 - Normal

144 (35)

38 (54)

17.3a

0.027

 - Overweight

13 (4)

2 (3)

  

Transfusion Categories (years) No (%)

 - 1–2

79 (19)

2 (3)

  

 - 3–4

58 (14)

5 (7)

29.9a

0.001

 - 5–10

137 (34)

18 (26)

  

 - > 11

133 (33)

45 (64)

  

Transfusion Duration (year)

 - Mean (SD)

9 (±2.9)

14 (±2.1)

2.7b

0.001

Transfusion Frequency/years

    

 - Mean (SD)

14.8 (±8.5)

19.5 (±9.7)

3.9b

0.001

Serum Ferritin (ng/ml)

 - Median

2800

3875

3.8c

0.001

 - Range

488–4170

1300–9661

  
  1. aChi-square test, b Independent sample t-Test, c Mann-Whitney test