Table 8 Comparison of estimates of affected newborns with thalassemia disease for Thai populations and migrant workers

 • Affected newborns (cases/1000 birth/year)

0.462

N/A

N/A

0.017

0.164

 • Affected newborns in Thailand^a (cases/year)

335

423 (CI: 184–761)

833

< 1 (0.18)

< 1 (0.23)

 • Affected newborns (cases/1000 birth/year)

4.885

N/A

N/A

1.525

4.759

 • Affected newborns in Thailand^a (cases/year)

3540

3172

5600

16

7

 • Deletional Hb H disease (cases/year)

2742

2674 (CI:1296–4491)

N/A

16

7

 • Non-deletional Hb H disease (cases/year)

798

498 (CI:237–947)

N/A

0

0 (0.1)

 • Affected newborns (cases/1000 birth/year)

0.202

N/A

N/A

0.615

0.010

 • Affected newborns in Thailand^a (cases/year)

146

N/A

207

7

< 1 (0.01)

 • Affected newborns (cases/1000 birth/year)

3.618

N/A

N/A

2.872

1.231

 • Affected newborns in Thailand^a (cases/year)

2622

N/A

3213

31

2

 • Hb E/β⁺-thalassemia (cases/year)

1126

N/A

N/A

5

0

 • Hb E/β⁰-thalassemia (cases/year)

1496

N/A

N/A

26

2