Pubertal status and its relation with serum ferritin level in thalassemia major patients
نویسندگان
1 Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
2 The Clinical Research Development Unit of Amirkola Children's Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
3 Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
4 Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
5 Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, IR Iran.
6 MSc (student) of Statistics, Department of Statistics, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
doi
10.18502/ijpho.v9i1.294چکیده
Background: Thalassemia major (TM) is one of the most common hereditary anemia with multiple endocrinopathies (especially hypogonadism). So, we evaluated the rate of delayed puberty (DP) and its relation with serum ferritin level in patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was conducted on 100 patients with TM between ...
