Table I.
SCA+Stroke | Control | P value | |
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Age at Stroke Onset, years (mean ± SD) | 6.2 ± 3.8 | - | - |
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Age at Echocardiogram, years (mean ± SD) | 12.7 ± 4.8 | 12.1 ± 4.9 | 0.326* |
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Gender (% male) | 54.4 | 53.3 | 0.851* |
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Race (%) | |||
Black | 99.3 | 25.7 | <0.001† |
Caucasian | 0 | 64.6 | |
Asian | 0 | 4.4 | |
Other | 0.7 | 5.3 |
Student’s independent samples t-test.
Fisher’s Exact test based on comparison of Black vs all others.
SCA, sickle cell anaemia; SD, standard deviation