2.4. Statistical analysis
The frequency of each G-6-PD gene mutation was calculated as percent total G-6-PD alleles.
Hematological characteristics including percent reticulocytosis and G-6-PD activity are reported asmean± SD.
Due to the small sample size of some studied groups, the Mann–Whitney U-test was applied for testing statistical
difference between two independent groups. A p-value b 0.05 is considered statistically significant