Table 1.
N (%) | |
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Age | |
Children | 39 (59.09%) |
Mean | 11.9 ± 1.1 years |
Range | 10 to 12 years |
Adolescents | 27 (40.0%) |
Mean | 15.5 ± 0.9 years |
Range | 13 to 17 years |
Gender | |
Males | 31 (47%) |
Females | 35 (53%) |
Hgb Phenotype | |
Hgb SS | 31 (47%) |
Hgb SC | 16 (24.2%) |
Unknown | 19 (28.8%) |
Ethnicity | |
African-American | 63 (95.5%) |
Hispanic/Caucasian | 3 (4.5%) |
Number of Acute Pain Episodes** | |
0 | 21 (31.8%) |
1 to 3 per year | 30 (45.5%) |
≥3 per year | 8 (12.1%) |
Unknown | 7 (10.6%) |
Number of acute pain episodes requiring hospitalizations