Table 5. . Gender-based association analyses of utilization scores in the dominant model.

Single-nucleotide polymorphism	Sex	Total subjects	IRR (97.5% CI)	p-value
rs5638	M	45	1.1 (0.49–2.47)	0.819
	F	84	0.74 (0.48–1.15)	0.171
rs2934965	M	45	0.51 (0.19–1.51)	0.187
	F	86	0.58 (0.33–1.04)	0.060
rs876493	M	43	1.1 (0.53–2.28)	0.803
	F	82	0.56 (0.38–0.82)	0.003*
rs2941523	M	45	0.62 (0.24–1.76)	0.285
	F	86	0.76 (0.50–1.17)	0.203

Regression models are adjusted for covariates (age, sex, and sickle cell type).

*p-values < 0.05.

F: Female; IRR: Incidence risk ratio; M: Male.