Table II.
Laboratory characteristics of Saudi patients with sickle cell disease of Arab-Indian Haplotype (n=104).
| Characteristics | n (%) or Mean ± SD (range) |
|---|---|
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| HbSS/HbS-β0 | 74/30 (71/29) |
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| WBC (× 109/l) | 12.7±7.6 (2.6-52.5) |
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| Hb (g/l) | 92±17 (37-147) |
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| MCV (fl) | 76±11 (49-97) |
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| Reticulocytes % | 9.1±5.1 (2.6-17.0) |
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| HbF | 15.6±5.7 (4.1-32.2) |
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| Alpha thalassaemia n=80 | 41 (51) |
| αα/−α3.7 | 7 |
| −α3.7/−α3.7 | 16 |
| αα/−α4.2 | 1 |
| −α3.7/αTSaudiα | 1 |
| αα/αTSaudiα | 15 |
| αTSaudiα/αTSaudiα | 1 |
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| G6PD deficiency n=46 | 13 (28) |
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| Total bilirubin μmol/l | 47±72 (5.4-534) |
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| Serum creatinine μmol/l | 41±17 (4-102) |
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| LDH (iu/l) n=86 | 432±235 (146-1762) |
Abbreviations: SD=standard deviation; WBC=white blood cells count; Hb=haemoglobin concentration; MCV=mean corpuscular volume; HbF=fetal haemoglobin; G6PD= glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; LDH=lactate dehydrogenase.