Table 1.

Hematological characteristics of subjects and patients included.

	AA	SCA
N [HU+]	22	62 [55]
Age (yrs)	21.5 ± 2.2	24.5 ± 2.1
Hb (g/dl)	/	8.5 ± 0.4
HbF (%)	/	15.7 ± 8.4
MCV (fl)	/	95 ± 13.1

AA, healthy subjects; SCA, sickle cell anemia patients; N, number; HU+, patients under hydroxyurea treatment; yrs, years; Hb, hemoglobin; HbF, fetal hemoglobin; MCV, Mean Corpuscular Volume.

Data are presented as mean ± SD.