The Frequency of Bleeding and Height of Adolescent Haemophiliacs

J L Bem; M J Painter; A Aronstam; J H Patrick; R E Newcombe

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1646647

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1979; 41(02): 286-290
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646647

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The Frequency of Bleeding and Height of Adolescent Haemophiliacs

Authors

J L Bem

The Treoloar Haemophilia Centre, Alton, Hants Orthopaedic Department, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London

The Department of Medical Statistics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Great Britain
M J Painter

The Treoloar Haemophilia Centre, Alton, Hants Orthopaedic Department, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London

The Department of Medical Statistics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Great Britain
A Aronstam

The Treoloar Haemophilia Centre, Alton, Hants Orthopaedic Department, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London

The Department of Medical Statistics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Great Britain
J H Patrick

The Treoloar Haemophilia Centre, Alton, Hants Orthopaedic Department, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London

The Department of Medical Statistics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Great Britain
R E Newcombe

The Treoloar Haemophilia Centre, Alton, Hants Orthopaedic Department, St. Thomas’s Hospital, London

The Department of Medical Statistics, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff, Great Britain

Abstract

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Summary

The relation between the height of adolescent haemophiliacs and their bleeding frequency has been studied. 45 haemophiliacs aged 10-19 years were divided into 3 groups: small, medium and tall, using a Height Standard Deviation Score. The average bleeding frequency per 100 days in the group of small haemophiliacs was 8.71 ± SD 4.47, in the medium height group 10.18 ± SD 6.71, while the tall individuals bled in average 15.97 ± SD 3.15 every 100 days. There was no relationship between age and bleeding frequency.

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