Table 2.
G6PD activity results from the retrospective analysis of 200 de-identified whole blood specimens from African American pediatric patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
| G6PD Activity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All Samples (n = 200) | |||
| All | Female | Male | |
| Median G6PD value (U/gHb) | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| Mean G6PD value (U/gHb) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| SD of G6PD values (U/gHb) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| Deficient sample (n) | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| Deficiency frequency | 9.00% | 2.91% | 15.46% |
|
Samples with Normal and Intermediate Results | |||
| Median G6PD value (U/gHb) | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
| Mean G6PD value (U/gHb) | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.9 |
| SD of G6PD values (U/gHb) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
|
Samples with Deficient Results | |||
| Median G6PD value (U/gHb) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Mean G6PD value (U/gHb) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| SD of G6PD values (U/gHb) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |