Faiza Salman, Faiza Fahim, Azhar Saleem.
Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Individuals with B-Thalassemia Trait.
Pak J Pathol Jan ;33(1):5-8.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of iron deficiency in ?-Thalassemia trait individuals. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2018 to December 2019 in the department of Hematology, KRL hospital Islamabad. Serum ferritin level of all ?-thalassemia trait individuals was performed to determine the iron status. Result: We studied the iron status of 132 ?-thalassemia trait individuals. Out of these 132; 75 were females and 57were males.30 (22.7%)individuals were found to be iron deficient.26(34.7%) females and 04(7%) males were iron deficient. Conclusion: It can be concluded that iron status should be investigated and promptly treated in individuals with ?-thalassemia trait especially those with a low hemoglobin level for age and gender.

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