National Registry of Thalassemia Major Patients – final data (December 2012)

The last project update of the National registry of thalassemia patients in Bulgaria was completed in December 2012. The inclusion criteria were: (1) diagnosis of thalassemia major or (2) diagnosis of thalassemia intermedia with blood transfusions. 270 patients were officially registered (97.41% have signed an informed consent to be included and 2.59% have been anonymously included). 92.22% of the patients were thalassemia major diagnosed, the remaining 7.78% were diagnosed with thalassemia intermedia and were undergoing blood transfusions. Non-standardised prevalence of thalassemia in Bulgaria is calculated to be 3.66 / 100 000 population. The mean age of patients is 22.5 ± 12.86 years. Minimum reported age is 1.7 years, while maximum age is 64.9 years. The most common age is 18.4 years. Patients under 18 years were more – 61.05%, while the proportion of adult patients was 38.95%. The gender distribution was almost equal, with a slight predominance of men (52.22% vs. 47.78%). For further information, please click here.