Table 2.
Variables | HbSS/alpha-thal (n = 101) | HbSS/HPFH (n = 121) | HbSS (n = 758) | P (anova) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 6.5 | 1.1 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 0.05 |
WBCs (×103/μl) | 8.1 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 15.7 | 1.3 | <0.001 |
Platelets (×103/μl) | 250.35 | 111.1 | 272.44 | 102.4 | 360.41 | 134.6 | <0.001 |
Reticulocytes (%) | 7.56 | 2.34 | 9.74 | 4.11 | 15.47 | 7.27 | <0.001 |
Serum iron (μmol/l) | 15.75 | 2.65 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 0.08 |