|
RDC Diagnosis
|
Number of Patients
|
MCV<80 μ3 N (%)
|
Heterozygous β-Thalassaemiaa
|
|---|
| | | |
Definite
|
Probable
|
Total (%)
|
|---|
|
Manic Schizoaffective
|
288
|
88 (30.6)
|
42
|
16
|
58 (20.1)
|
|
Bipolar with Mania
|
269
|
59 (21.9)
|
17
|
21
|
38 (14.1)
|
|
Bipolar with Hypomania
|
175
|
36 (20.6)
|
16
|
8
|
24 (13.7)
|
|
Depressive Schizoaffective
|
96
|
19 (19.8)
|
6
|
4
|
10 (10.4)
|
|
Recurrent Major Depression
|
124
|
24 (19.4)
|
7
|
7
|
14 (11.3)
|
|
Other (Schizophrenia, Minor Depression, etc)
|
62
|
8 (12.9)
|
1
|
3
|
4 (6.5)
|
|
TOTAL
|
1014
|
234 (23.1)
|
89
|
59
|
148 (14.6)
|
- aRates of heterozygous β-thalassaemia are estimated based on the number of definite cases (MCV <80 μ3 and increased HbA2) plus the number of probable cases (62 % of patients with MCV <80 μ3 but unknown HbA2).
