Clinical, Hematological, and Nutritional Profiling of Thalassemia Patients: Insights From a Cross-Sectional Study

Background

Thalassemia is a significant inherited hemoglobin (Hb) disorder that poses a major public health burden in Bangladesh. While the role of nutrition and lifestyle in disease management is now recognized, there is still little data on the sociodemographic, clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle factors of thalassemia patients and their relationship with Hb levels. The aim of this study was to describe these factors and identify independent predictors of Hb levels in individuals with thalassemia in Bangladesh.