Skip to main content
. 2023 Mar 24;6(3):e234584. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4584

Table 2. Hydroxyurea Use Before and After New Treatment Guidelines.

Measure Days’ supply hydroxyurea, No. (N = 12 565 person-y)
Michigan (n = 2914 person-y) New York (n = 9651 person-y)
Before release (n = 1472 person-y)a After release (n=  1443 person-y)a Before release (n = 3718 person-y)a After release (n = 5933 person-y)a
Minimum 0 0 0 0
Quartile 1 0 0 0 0
Median 0 0 0 0
Quartile 3 0 60 148 240
Mean (SD)b 41.73 (89.88) 52.73 (97.04) 79.78 (125.32) 108.37 (142.77)
a

The prerelease period was 2010 to 2014 for Michigan and 2012 to 2014 for New York, and the postrelease period was 2015 to 2018.

b

Rankings were compared using Wilcoxon test. P < .001 for before vs after release in Michigan and New York.