Study of Frequency and Characteristics of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Thalassemic Patients: Multicenter Study from Palestine

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	112	52.1
Female	103	47.9
Diagnosis
Beta thalassemia major	195	90.7
Beta thalassemia intermedia	20	9.3
Blood group
A	87	40.5
B	35	16.3
O	81	37.7
AB	12	5.6
Rh (D)
Positive	192	89.3
Negative	23	10.7
Splenectomy
Yes	102	47.4
No	113	52.6
Antibody screening
Positive	27	12.6
Negative	188	87.4