Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of individuals included in the study.
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Total | Alabama | Georgia | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
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5-year time frame (n=1219) | 3-year time frame (n=1432) | 5-year time frame (n=354) | 3-year time frame (328) | 5-year time frame (n=865) | 3-year time frame (n=684) | 5-year time frame | 3-year time frame (n=420) | ||||||||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 30.1 (10.7) | 32.1 (11.3) | 29.0 (9.3) | 28.8 (9.4) | 30.5 (11.2) | 30.03 (10.8) | N/Aa | 38.0 (11.4) | ||||||||||
| Age group (years), n (%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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18-29 | 735 (60) | 731 (51) | 237 (67) | 221 (67) | 489 (57) | 397 (58) | N/A | 113 (27) | |||||||||
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30-39 | 299 (25) | 396 (28) | 76 (21) | 68 (21) | 223 (26) | 175 (26) | N/A | 153 (36) | |||||||||
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40-49 | 119 (10) | 184 (13) | 26 (7) | 24 (7) | 93 (11) | 70 (10) | N/A | 90 (21) | |||||||||
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50-59 | 49 (4) | 88 (6) | 12 (3) | 12 (4) | 37 (4) | 27 (4) | N/A | 49 (12) | |||||||||
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≥60 | 26 (2) | 36 (2) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 23 (3) | 15 (2) | N/A | 18 (4) | |||||||||
| Sex (female), n (%) | 743 (61) | 847 (59) | 224 (63) | 209 (64) | 519 (60) | 396 (58) | N/A | 242 (57) | ||||||||||
| SCDb encounters per patient during the study period, mean (SD) | 64.5 (80.5) | 42.3 (51.4) | 47.8 (33.5) | 31.4 (20.2) | 71.4 (92.3) | 51.1 (61.7) | N/A | 36.5 (47.2) | ||||||||||
aN/A: not applicable.
bSCD: sickle cell disease.