Research Article
Serum YKL-40 Levels and Chitotriosidase Activity in Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major
Table 1
Clinical and serological parameter in 69 thalassemic patients and healthy controls.
| Parameters | Thalassemic patients | Reference values | Healthy controls | Spearman test |
| Age (years) | 33 | — | 38 | | (15–69) | (27–47) | Sex M/F | 34/35 | — | 10/11 | — | AST U/L | 23 | Up to 37 | 17 | | (9–156) | (8–34) | ALT U/L | 26 | Up to 78 | 27 | | (8–142) | (17–54) | GGT U/L | 21 | 15–85 | 20 | | (5–153) | (9–82) | LDH U/L | 325 | 0–248 | 170.5 | | (166–1082) | (123–208) | Total proteins gr/dL | 7.2 | 6.4–8.3 | 7.25 | | (6.5–7.25) | (6.5–8.25) | Albumin/globulin ratio | 1.56 | 1.10–2.40 | 1.55 | | (0.93–1.28) | (1.22–1.87) | Ferritin ng/mL | 1250 | F 8–252 | 157 | | (89–9110) | M 26–388 | (34–314) | SQUID | 1296 | — | — | — | (254–3379) | MR | 5.61 | — | — | — | (0.38–43) | Chitotriosidase nmol/mL/hr | 84.38 | — | 44 | | (1.03–519) | (0.6–73) | YKL-40 μg/L | 37.6 | — | 29.18 | | (14–117.32) | (17.5–111.4) |
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