Table 1.

Age and sex distribution of enrolled SS and S/β thalassemia patients

Variable	SS (n = 26)	S/β (n = 14)	p value
Age (years)a	13.69 ± 6.94	14.64 ± 6.46	0.67
Males:Females	9:17	7:7	0.36

^aValues expressed as mean ± standard deviation