From: Health related quality of life in Middle Eastern children with beta-thalassemia
Characteristic | Total PEDSQL score (patients) | Total PEDSQL score (parents) | ||
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Univariateβ (95% CI) | Multivariableβ (95% CI) | Univariateβ (95% CI) | Multivariableβ (95% CI) | |
Sex | 1.49 (95% CI −9.09 to 12.07) p = 0.783 | - | 4.40 (95% CI −5.81 to 14.61) p = 0.401 | - |
Age at diagnosis | 0.22 (95% CI −0.20 to 0.63) p = 0.311 | - | −0.01 (95% CI −0.42 to 0.39) p = 0.959 | - |
Age at first transfusion | 0.15 (95% CI −0.22 to 0.53) p = 0.423 | - | −0.12 (95% CI −0.48 to 0.25) p = 0.528 | - |
Age at start of iron chelation | −0.17 (95% CI −0.33 to 0) p = 0.046 | −0.17 (95% CI −0.33 to 0) p = 0.046 | −0.21(95% CI −0.36 to –0.06) p = 0.007 | −0.21(95% CI −0.36 to –0.06) p = 0.007 |
Transfusion Frequency | 7.04 (95% CI −5.56 to 19.65) p = 0.278 | - | 3.30 (95% CI −9.03 to 15.63) p = 0.602 | - |
Hepatomegaly | 1.46 (95% CI −11.41 to 14.32) p = 0.278 | - | 5.11 (95% CI −7.29 to 17.51) p = 0.423 | - |
Hepatitis | −2.91 (95% CI −13.88 to 8.06) p = 0.605 | - | −2.21 (95% CI 12.87 to 8.45) p = 0.686 | - |
Ferritin (>1300) | 10.77 (95% CI −1.66 to 23.20) p = 0.095 | - | 3.05 (95% CI −9.28 to 15.38) p = 0.629 | |
Iron Chelation | 6.24 (95% CI −6.40 to 18.87) p = 0.337 | - | 10.95 (95% CI −1.08 to 22.98) p = 0.080 | - |