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Published in final edited form as: Trop Med Int Health. 2016 Mar 29;21(5):642–653. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12689

Table 3.

HbS allele frequency among different age groups in West Kordofan State, Sudan

Age group (Years)	HbS allele frequency % (CI)	Expected HbSS prevalence (HWE%)	Deviation from HWE (P value)^†
0–4	14.6% (6.4–22.8%)	2.3%	NS^*
5–11	18.3% (13.7–22.9%)	2.8%	NS
12–14	18.1% (7.1–29.1%)	2.9	NS
Women > 15	17.7% (12.8–22.6%)	4%	NS
Men > 15	12.0% (6.1–17.9%)	13.0%	NS
Total	14.5% (12.2–16.8%)	2.0%	NS

HWE, Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium.

P > 0.05.

^†

Comparing to a chi-squared distribution with 1 d.f.