Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study population classified by phenotype of SCD

SS-Sβ0SC+
Hemoglobin phenotypeN = 1751N = 495N = 161P*
Country    <.001 
 Cameroon, n (%) 898 (51.3) 3 (0.6) 22 (13.7) 
 Ivory Coast, n (%) 333 (19.0) 194 (39.2) 94 (58.4) 
 Mali, n (%) 520 (29.7) 298 (60.2) 45 (28.0) 
Clinical findings     
 Male sex, n (%) 809 (46.2) 218 (44.0) 67 (41.6) .503 
 Age, y, median (IQR) 15.0 (9.0-23.0) 21.0 (14.0-31.0) 18.0 (13.0-29.0) <.001 
 Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR) 16.8 (14.4-19.6) 19.4 (16.6-22.4) 18.7 (16.2-21.3) <.001 
 Icterus, n (%) 949 (55.8) 43 (8.9) 22 (13.8) <.001 
Medical history     
 Age of clinical onset, median (IQR) 4.0 (1.0-8.0) 12.0 (6.0-20.0) 8.0 (4.0-16.8) <.001 
 More than 1 VOC last year, n (%) 858 (50.2) 212 (44.4) 47 (30.3) <.001 
 More than 1 ACS lifetime, n (%) 201 (12.0) 23 (4.9) 13 (8.5) <.001 
 Stroke, lifetime, n (%) 23 (1.3) 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0) .156 
 Leg ulcer, lifetime, n (%) 166 (9.5) 18 (3.6) 6 (3.7) <.001 
 Priapism, lifetime, n (%) 126 (15.6) 30 (13.7) 4 (6.0) .007 
 Osteonecrosis, lifetime, n (%) 209 (11.9) 49 (9.9) 19 (11.8) .044 
Treatment     
 Hydroxycarbamide, n (%) 27 (1.5) 6 (1.2) 1 (0.6) .777 
 Blood transfusion history, n (%) 20 (1.1) 4 (0.8) 0 (0) .571 
Echocardiographic parameters     
 LVEF, %, median (IQR) 64.0 (59.0-71.0) 69.0 (64.0-68.0) 69.0 (66.0-74.3) <.001 
 TRV >2.5 m/s, n (%) 95 (28.4) 16 (20.0) 4 (25.0) .127 
Biological findings     
 Hemoglobin, g/dL, median (IQR) 7.9 (7.0-8.9) 11.2 (10.4-12.1) 10.9 (9.6-11.9) <.001 
 Reticulocytes, 103/μL, median (IQR) 201 (147-252) 61.5 (8-120) 22 (5-145) <.001 
 Bilirubin, µmol/L, median (IQR) 27.0 (18.0-39.0) 11.5 (8.0-18.0) 11.0 (7.0-20.0) <.001 
 LDH, UI/L, median (IQR) 822 (554-1246) 391 (280-537) 344 (243-598) <.001 
 HbF, %, median (IQR) 8.3 (5.0-13.0) 1.0 (0.0-3.0) 6.0 (4.0-8.3) <.001 
 Leukocytes, G/L, median (IQR) 11.6 (9.1-14.8) 7.5 (5.8-9.3) 5.9 (4.6-8.2) <.001 
 Platelets, G/L, median (IQR) 401 (292-517) 304 (230-401) 275 (200-372) <.001 
 Urine ACR >30 mg/g, n (%) 573 (42.4) 93 (21.2) 26 (17.0) <.001 
 eGFR mL/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR) 194 (154-248) 118 (102-136) 123 (109-149) <.001 
 Hemolysis index, median (IQR) 0.38 (−0.1:1.0) −1.03 (−1.5:−0.6) −1.17 (−1.6: −0.6) <.001 
SS-Sβ0SC+
Hemoglobin phenotypeN = 1751N = 495N = 161P*
Country    <.001 
 Cameroon, n (%) 898 (51.3) 3 (0.6) 22 (13.7) 
 Ivory Coast, n (%) 333 (19.0) 194 (39.2) 94 (58.4) 
 Mali, n (%) 520 (29.7) 298 (60.2) 45 (28.0) 
Clinical findings     
 Male sex, n (%) 809 (46.2) 218 (44.0) 67 (41.6) .503 
 Age, y, median (IQR) 15.0 (9.0-23.0) 21.0 (14.0-31.0) 18.0 (13.0-29.0) <.001 
 Body mass index, kg/m2, median (IQR) 16.8 (14.4-19.6) 19.4 (16.6-22.4) 18.7 (16.2-21.3) <.001 
 Icterus, n (%) 949 (55.8) 43 (8.9) 22 (13.8) <.001 
Medical history     
 Age of clinical onset, median (IQR) 4.0 (1.0-8.0) 12.0 (6.0-20.0) 8.0 (4.0-16.8) <.001 
 More than 1 VOC last year, n (%) 858 (50.2) 212 (44.4) 47 (30.3) <.001 
 More than 1 ACS lifetime, n (%) 201 (12.0) 23 (4.9) 13 (8.5) <.001 
 Stroke, lifetime, n (%) 23 (1.3) 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0) .156 
 Leg ulcer, lifetime, n (%) 166 (9.5) 18 (3.6) 6 (3.7) <.001 
 Priapism, lifetime, n (%) 126 (15.6) 30 (13.7) 4 (6.0) .007 
 Osteonecrosis, lifetime, n (%) 209 (11.9) 49 (9.9) 19 (11.8) .044 
Treatment     
 Hydroxycarbamide, n (%) 27 (1.5) 6 (1.2) 1 (0.6) .777 
 Blood transfusion history, n (%) 20 (1.1) 4 (0.8) 0 (0) .571 
Echocardiographic parameters     
 LVEF, %, median (IQR) 64.0 (59.0-71.0) 69.0 (64.0-68.0) 69.0 (66.0-74.3) <.001 
 TRV >2.5 m/s, n (%) 95 (28.4) 16 (20.0) 4 (25.0) .127 
Biological findings     
 Hemoglobin, g/dL, median (IQR) 7.9 (7.0-8.9) 11.2 (10.4-12.1) 10.9 (9.6-11.9) <.001 
 Reticulocytes, 103/μL, median (IQR) 201 (147-252) 61.5 (8-120) 22 (5-145) <.001 
 Bilirubin, µmol/L, median (IQR) 27.0 (18.0-39.0) 11.5 (8.0-18.0) 11.0 (7.0-20.0) <.001 
 LDH, UI/L, median (IQR) 822 (554-1246) 391 (280-537) 344 (243-598) <.001 
 HbF, %, median (IQR) 8.3 (5.0-13.0) 1.0 (0.0-3.0) 6.0 (4.0-8.3) <.001 
 Leukocytes, G/L, median (IQR) 11.6 (9.1-14.8) 7.5 (5.8-9.3) 5.9 (4.6-8.2) <.001 
 Platelets, G/L, median (IQR) 401 (292-517) 304 (230-401) 275 (200-372) <.001 
 Urine ACR >30 mg/g, n (%) 573 (42.4) 93 (21.2) 26 (17.0) <.001 
 eGFR mL/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR) 194 (154-248) 118 (102-136) 123 (109-149) <.001 
 Hemolysis index, median (IQR) 0.38 (−0.1:1.0) −1.03 (−1.5:−0.6) −1.17 (−1.6: −0.6) <.001 

ACR, albumin/creatinine ratio; ACS, acute chest syndrome; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; n, number; NA, not applicable.

*

P, bivariate comparison, analysis of variance for continuous variables, and χ2 test for discontinuous variables.

Percentages calculated for men and boys only.

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