Table 6. Morbidity in the SCD and control groups.

The p-value was computed by using Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test; a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

PE: pulmonary embolism, PPH: postpartum hemorrhage, SCD: sickle cell disease

Morbidity	SCD (n = 217) n (%)	Control (n = 200) n (%)	P-value1
No morbidity	44 (20.3)	188 (94)	<0.001
Blood transfusion	147 (67.7)	5 (2.5)	<0.001
Exchange blood transfusion	58 (26.7)	0 (0)	<0.001
Acute chest syndrome	12 (5.5)	0 (0)	0.001
PPH	7 (3.2)	3 (1.5)	0.342
Pneumonia	6 (2.8)	1 (0.5)	0.124
PE	4 (1.8)	0 (0)	0.124
Wound infection	1 (0.5)	2 (1)	0.609
Others	19 (8.8)	3 (1.5)	0.001