Table 1.
Description of patents with sickle cell disease and their hospital admissions, California and Georgia, 2004-2008.
| California | Georgia | Total | California | Georgia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Hospital Admissions | ||||||
| Number | 1,093 | 2.868 | 3.961 | Number | 7,814 | 19,625 | 27,439 |
| Sex | Sex | ||||||
| Male | 547 | 1,418 | 1,965 | Male | 3,750 | 9,087 | 12,837 |
| Female | 546 | 1,450 | 1,996 | Female | 4,064 | 10,538 | 14,602 |
| Age group at time of last hospital admission | Age group at time of hospital admission | ||||||
| 0-18years | 694 | 1,634 | 2,328 | 0-18 years | 3,932 | 7,923 | 11,855 |
| 19+years | 399 | 1,234 | 1,633 | 19+years | 3,882 | 11,702 | 15,584 |
| Sickle cell disease genotype | Sickle cell disease genotype | ||||||
| Sickle cell anemia | 789 | 2,081 | 2,870 | Sickle cell anemia | 6,189 | 15,744 | 21,933 |
| Hb SC | 223 | 623 | E46 | Hb SC | 1,273 | 2,935 | 4,20E |
| Hb Sβ+ thalassemia | 62 | 154 | 216 | Hb Sβ+ thalassemia | 274 | 878 | 1,152 |
| Other | 19 | 10 | 29 | Other | 78 | 68 | 146 |