© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Science and Education Publishing. Table 1. Demographic and Body Composition Characteristics of Subjects with Thalassemia Total Male Female p-valuea No. of subjects 41 20 21 Age (years)b 28.3±10.8 26.7±9.7 29.9±11.8 NS Adolescents (%) 24.4 10, (50%) Height (cm) 158.7 ± 11.0 162.4±12.8 155.2±7.7 0.03 Weight (kg) 56.4 ± 16.5 56.2±15.0 56.7±18.1 BMIc (kg/m2) 22.1 ± 5.2 20.1±3.9 23.3±6.1 Race (% of total) Caucasian 12.2 0.0 23.8 Asian 56.1 65.0 47.6 South Asian 17.1 20.0 14.3 Middle Eastern 14.6 15.0 Thalassemia Classification (% of total) ß-Thal 83.0 80.0 85.7 E-β Thal 12.0 15 9.5 α Thal 5.0 4.8 Liver iron concentratione (mg Fe/g dry tissue) 1.6±1.26 1.3±1.0 1.4±1.3 Lean Mass Z-Scoref 0.13±0.15 0.12±0.08 0.14±0.20 Fat Mass Z-Scoref 0.24±0.75 0.10±0.80 0.36±0.71 a,b For continuous variables, data is presented as mean ±SD, and p-values are generated from analysis of variance for difference between males and females. For categorical variables, data is presented as a % of total subject’s population p-values are from chi-squared with Fisher’s exact follow-up test. P-values were considered statistically significant at a level of p<0.05. c BMI: body mass index, calculated as kg/m2. d Includes subjects with HbH/CS=hemoglobin H/Constant Spring. e Liver iron concentration was determined by superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). The LIC measured in mcg/g wet-liver-weight was converted to dry-liver-weight using the formula mcg/g wet-liver-weight x 6/1000 = mg/g dry-liver-weight f Lean & Fat Mass obtained from DXA; Z-scores calculated from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Reference Data 2008: Kelly TL, Wilson KE, Heymsfield SB. Dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry body composition reference values from NHANES. PLoS One. 2009; 4(9): e7038. Elijah K Goldberg et al. Nutritional Deficiencies Are Common in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia and Associated with Iron Overload. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2018, Vol. 6, No. 10, 674-681. doi:10.12691/jfnr-6-10-9 © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Science and Education Publishing.