Should sex differences be considered when applying mathematical indices and formulas for discriminating β- thalassemia minor from iron deficiency?

field_of_study

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university

Al-Azhar University – Gaza

authors

Sirdah M.; Al Mghari K.; Abuzaid A.H.; Al Haddad R.M.

authors_full_names

Sirdah, Mahmoud (6506180884); Al Mghari, Khaled (57934585300); Abuzaid, Ali H. (26031901500); Al Haddad, Rami M. (24069695700)

authors_id

6506180884; 57934585300; 26031901500; 24069695700

year

2018

source_title

Practical Laboratory Medicine

article_title

Should sex differences be considered when applying mathematical indices and formulas for discriminating β- thalassemia minor from iron deficiency?

volume

11

page_start

1

page_end

9

publisher

Elsevier B.V.

affiliations

Department of Biology, Al Azhar University-Gaza (AUG), Gaza, P O Box 1277, Palestine; University of Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Department of Mathematics, Al Azhar University-Gaza (AUG), Gaza, Palestine; Thalassemia and Hemophilia Center, Palestine Avenir Foundation, Gaza, Palestine

authors_with_affiliations

Sirdah M., Department of Biology, Al Azhar University-Gaza (AUG), Gaza, P O Box 1277, Palestine; Al Mghari K., University of Palestine, Gaza, Palestine; Abuzaid A.H., Department of Mathematics, Al Azhar University-Gaza (AUG), Gaza, Palestine; Al Haddad R.M., Thalassemia and Hemophilia Center, Palestine Avenir Foundation, Gaza, Palestine

corresponding_author

M. Sirdah; Department of Biology, Al Azhar University-Gaza, Gaza, P O Box 1277, Palestine; email: msirdah@hotmail.com

cited_by

5

doi

10.1016/j.plabm.2018.01.004

author_keywords

Discrimination power; Iron deficiency; Mathematical indices and formulas; Sensitivity; Specificity; β-thalassemia minor

index_keywords

hemoglobin; adult; Article; blood cell count; clinical effectiveness; clinical evaluation; clinical protocol; comparative study; controlled study; differential diagnosis; factual database; female; hematocrit; human; iron deficiency; major clinical study; male; mathematical analysis; mathematical computing; mean corpuscular hemoglobin; mean corpuscular volume; predictive value; retrospective study; sensitivity and specificity; sex difference; thalassemia minor; Youden index