Table 1 Comparison of participants’ features among two study cohorts

Patients’ age (in years)^a

4.65 (3—9.75)

8 (5—10)

0.130

Gender

 Male

35(62.5)

19(61.3)

0.911

 Female

21(37.5)

12(38.7)

Blood group

 A + 

9(16.1)

10(32.3)

^b0.406

 B + 

15(26.8)

5(16.1)

 A-

1(1.8)

0(0)

 AB + 

7(12.5)

2(6.5)

 AB-

1(1.8)

0(0)

 O + 

21(37.5)

14(45.2)

 O-

2(3.6)

0(0)

Disease category

 Beta-Thalassemia Major

38(67.9)

21(67.7)

0.991

 Aplastic anemia

18(32.1)

10(32.3)

 Platelet count on day 14^a

22 (9 – 50)

14 (7 – 42)

0.555

 Platelet count on engraftment day

34(22–110)

 Platelet Engraftment Days^a

17.5 (14—22.5)

16 (13—21)

0.835