Demographic/medical factor | Number (%) of thalassaemia patients who developed the complication (n = 19) | Number (%) of non-thalassaemia patients who developed the complication (n = 55) | Odds ratio | 95% CI | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Early | 8 (42.1%) | 10 (18.1%) | 3.27 | 1.04–10.2 | < 0.05 |
 Sepsis | 2 (10.5%) | 1 (1.8%) | 6.35 | 0.54–74.4 | 0.14 |
 Liver abscess | 1 (5.2%) | 0 (0%) | 9.0 | 0.35–230.6 | 0.18 |
Late (recurrent abdominal pain) | 6 (31.5%) | 7 (12.7%) | 3.16 | 0.90–11.0 | 0.07 |