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Demographics and hospitalizations
| Total | 230 | |
| Gender, n(%) | ||
| male | 132 | (57.4) |
| female | 98 | (42.6) |
| Genotype, n(%) | ||
| HbSS | 214 | (93.0) |
| HbSB0thal | 16 | (7.0) |
| Hospitalizations | ||
| Total | 521 | |
| Vaso-occlusive pain | 251 | (48.2) |
| Acute chest syndrome | 77 | (14.8) |
| Fever* | 73 | (14.0) |
| Other** | 120 | (21.7) |
Includes aplastic crisis (n=3) and pneumococcal infection (n=1);
Pre-sedation management (n=113), splenic sequestration (n=3), priapism (n=4).
