Table 1. Demographics (N=130).
| Age | Years |
|---|---|
| Mean | 34.78 |
| Standard deviation | 11.35 |
| Minimum | 19 |
| Maximum | 70 |
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| Sex | n (%) |
| Female | 86 (66.2) |
| Male | 44 (33.8) |
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| Ethnicity | n (%) |
| African American | 127 (97.7) |
| Caucasian | 1 (0.8) |
| Hispanic | 2 (1.5) |
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| Sickle Cell (SC) Type | n (%) |
| SCD-SS | 99 (76.2) |
| SCD-SC | 15 (11.5) |
| Othera | 16 (12.3) |
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| CPI Score | |
| Mean | 40.80 |
| SD | 13.41 |
| Minimum | 14.77 |
| Maximum | 86.50 |
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| Utilization | n (%) |
| 0 | 17 (13.1) |
| 1 | 20 (15.4) |
| 2 | 21 (16.1) |
| 3 | 15 (11.5) |
| 4 | 10 (7.7) |
| 5 | 15 (11.5) |
| 6 | 4 (3.1) |
| 7 | 3 (2.3) |
| 8 | 5 (3.8) |
| 9 | 6 (4.6) |
| 10 | 1 (0.8) |
| 11 | 3 (2.3) |
| 12 | 1 (0.8) |
| 15 | 4 (3.1) |
| 17 | 2 (1.5) |
| 19 | 1 (0.8) |
| 23 | 1 (0.8) |
| 38 | 1 (0.8) |
CPI: Composite Pain Index. Sickle cell types: sickle cell disease-homozygous hemoglobin S (SCD-SS, sickle cell anemia); sickle cell disease-sickle hemoglobin C (SCD-SC, hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C);
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SCD-S β° thalassemia (n=7, 5.4%); SCD-S β+ thalassemia (n=8, 6.2%); SCD-S α thalassemia (n=1, 0.7%).