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Sonographic findings in the spleen of participants
| Variable | Participant group | Total | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Sickle cell | |||
| Spleen | ||||
| Auto splenectomy | 0 (0.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 45 (17.9%) | |
| Normal | 126 (90.2%) | 18 (9.8%) | 144 (57.2%) | 0.000 |
| Splenomegaly | 0 (0.0%) | 63 (100.0%) | 63 (24.9%) | |
| Echogenicity of spleen | ||||
| Increased | 3 (16.7%) | 15 (83.3%) | 18 (8.7%) | |
| Coarse | 0 (0.0%) | 30 (100.0%) | 30 (14.5%) | 0.000 |
| Calcified Spleen | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (100.0%) | 18 (8.7%) | |
| Normal | 123 (87.2%) | 18 (12.8%) | 141 (68.1%) | |
