Table 1

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of sickle cell disease patients

nResult
Age, y 399 12 (7-16) 
Female sex, no. (%) 399 191 (48) 
Severe sickling phenotype, hemoglobin SS, Sβ0 thalassemia, or SDLA, no. (%) 395 299 (76) 
Hydroxyurea therapy, no. (%) 397 150 (38) 
Chronic transfusion program, no. (%) 382 32 (8) 
Oxygen saturation, % 379 98 (97-99) 
Change in oxygen saturation during 6-minute walk, % 315 0 (−1-0) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, m/s 372 2.3 (2.1-2.5) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, 2.5 m/s or higher, no. (%) 372 81 (22) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, 2.6 m/s or higher, no. (%) 372 41 (11) 
Hemoglobin, g/L 383 92 (81-106) 
Mean corpuscular volume, fL 377 84 (77-90) 
White blood cells, ×109/L 377 9.9 (7.5-13.2) 
Absolute neutrophil count, 1000/μL 375 4.6 (3.4-7.1) 
Platelets, ×109/L 377 381 (285-478) 
Reticulocytes, ×109/L 374 217 (147-315) 
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 356 377 (277-522) 
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 382 40 (29-53) 
Total bilirubin, mg/dL 382 2.2 (1.4-3.3) 
Hemolytic component 343 0.09 (−1.17 to 1.06) 
Hemoglobin F, % 199 9.0 (3.1-16.5) 
Hemoglobin F 8% or higher, no. (%) 199 112 (56) 
Erythropoietin, IU/L 371 55 (30-96) 
nResult
Age, y 399 12 (7-16) 
Female sex, no. (%) 399 191 (48) 
Severe sickling phenotype, hemoglobin SS, Sβ0 thalassemia, or SDLA, no. (%) 395 299 (76) 
Hydroxyurea therapy, no. (%) 397 150 (38) 
Chronic transfusion program, no. (%) 382 32 (8) 
Oxygen saturation, % 379 98 (97-99) 
Change in oxygen saturation during 6-minute walk, % 315 0 (−1-0) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, m/s 372 2.3 (2.1-2.5) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, 2.5 m/s or higher, no. (%) 372 81 (22) 
Tricuspid regurgitation velocity, 2.6 m/s or higher, no. (%) 372 41 (11) 
Hemoglobin, g/L 383 92 (81-106) 
Mean corpuscular volume, fL 377 84 (77-90) 
White blood cells, ×109/L 377 9.9 (7.5-13.2) 
Absolute neutrophil count, 1000/μL 375 4.6 (3.4-7.1) 
Platelets, ×109/L 377 381 (285-478) 
Reticulocytes, ×109/L 374 217 (147-315) 
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L 356 377 (277-522) 
Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L 382 40 (29-53) 
Total bilirubin, mg/dL 382 2.2 (1.4-3.3) 
Hemolytic component 343 0.09 (−1.17 to 1.06) 
Hemoglobin F, % 199 9.0 (3.1-16.5) 
Hemoglobin F 8% or higher, no. (%) 199 112 (56) 
Erythropoietin, IU/L 371 55 (30-96) 

Results are in median and interquartile range unless otherwise indicated.

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