TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the sickle cell patients (N = 691).
| SCD patients | N (%)1 | Frequency (≥ 1 admission) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, median, SD) | – | |
| 26.47, 25.00, 13.63 | – | |
| Gender | – | |
| Male | 350 (50.65%) | – |
| Female | 341 (49.35%) | – |
| Hospital location | 171 (24.75%) | – |
| Dammam | – | |
| Al-Ahsa | 204 (29.52%) | – |
| Jeddah | 66 (9.81%) | – |
| Riyadh | 230 (33.29%) | – |
| Madinah | 18 (2.60%) | – |
| Number of ED visits (mean, median ± SD) | ||
| 2016 | 9.21 (1) ± 4.42 | 288 (41.32%)2 |
| 2017 | 10.13 (3) ± 11.20 | 527 (75.61%) |
| 2018 | 27.76 (3) ± 11.8 | 521 (74.75% |
| 2019 | 20.08 (2) ± 9.92 | 529 (75.90%) |
| 2020 | 21.77 (2) ± 10.33 | 461 (66.14%) |
| 2021 | 38.83 (2) ± 10.59 | 448 (64.28%) |
| Number of admissions (mean, median ± SD) | ||
| 2016 | 6.3 (1) ± 2.01 | 170 (24.39%)2 |
| 2017 | 3.26 (1) ± 2.75 | 351 (50.36%) |
| 2018 | 6.2 (1) ± 2.99 | 174 (51.36%) |
| 2019 | 6.85 (1) ± 3.04 | 158 (52.37%) |
| 2020 | 8.85 (1) ± 3.14 | 144 (43.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.58 (1) ± 3.28 | 165 (45.19%) |
| Asthma | ||
| Yes | 64 (9.26%) | – |
| No | 627 (90.74%) | – |
| Diabetes | 17 (2.46%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 674 (97.54%) | – |
| Dyslipidemia | 11 (1.59%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 680 (98.41%) | – |
| Hypertension | 31 (4.49%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 660 (95.51%) | – |
| Kidney disease | 35 (5.07%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 656 (94.93%) | – |
| Coronary disease | 1 (0.14%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 690 (99.86%) | – |
| Stroke | 16 (2.32%) | – |
| Yes | – | |
| No | 675 (97.68%) | – |
1Frequency and fraction.
2Percentages represent the proportion of patients (N = 691) who had at least one emergency department (ED) visit in the specified year (“Yes”) versus those with zero visits (“No”). Each row’s percentages sum to 100%.