Table 1.

SCD sample characteristics (n =629)

Characteristics	Levels	Number	Percent
Gender	Female	374	59.6
	Male	253	40.4
Older age	No	523	83.1
	Yes	106	16.9
University	No	440	72.5
	Yes	167	27.5
Married	No	342	55.6
	Yes	273	44.4
Employed	No	407	71.4
	Yes	163	28.6
Obese	No	440	90.9
	Yes	44	9.1
Fever	No	246	40.3
	Yes	365	59.7
Skin redness	No	407	66.6
	Yes	204	33.4
Swelling	No	324	53.0
	Yes	287	47.0
History of blood transfusion	No	100	16.1
	Yes	520	83.9
Family history of anemia	No	59	9.6
	Yes	554	90.4
Family support	No	47	7.7
	Yes	560	92.3
Other Chronic disease	No	509	83.3
	Yes	102	16.7
Regular exercise	No	410	66.3
	Yes	208	33.7
Spleen removed	No	508	81.8
	Yes	113	18.2
FS-36 Subscales		Mean	SD
Physical functioning		55.1	23.3
Role limitations due to physical health		35.9	36.0
Role limitations due to emotional problems		40.1	40.5
Vitality		47.8	19.1
Emotional well being		59.3	19.4
Social functioning		60.1	25.0
Pain		47.9	27.6
General health		47.8	15.6