Table II.
Analyte | AA (n = 22) | AS (n = 17) | SS (n = 16) | P-value* | P-value† | |
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D-Dimer (μg/ml) | ||||||
<150 | 14 (64%) | 3 (18%) | 0 (0%) | 0.0171 | <0.0001 | |
150–229 | 3 (14%) | 4 (24%) | 0 (0%) | |||
>229 | 5 (23%) | 10 (29%) | 16 (100%) | |||
TAT (nmol/l) | 0.02 (0.02–0.02) | 0.03 (0.02–0.97) | 3.04 (0.03–8.78) | 0.0385 | <0.0001 | |
Whole blood tissue factor activity (pmol/l) | 0.08 (0.04–0.14) | 0.09 (0.04–0.11) | 0.23 (0.09–0.33) | 0.7337 | 0.0048 | |
Microparticle tissue factor activity (fmol/l) | 2.2 (0–3.5) | 3.8 (2.8–6.9) | 5.5 (4.5–9.3) | 0.0513 | 0.0042 |
Data are presented as median (IQR) or n (%).
AA, HbAA individuals (controls); AS, HbAS individuals (sickle cell trait); SS, HbSS individuals (sickle cell disease); TAT, thrombin-antithrombin complex.
Comparison of AA to AS.
Comparison of AA to SS.