TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the randomized SIT cohort (n = 22) that completed at least 10 transfusions and had at least two TCD examinations
Participant characteristic | Summary statistics |
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Time from first to last TCD (years), median (IQR) | 2.5(1.7–3.3) |
Number of TCD exams per patient, n (%) | |
2 | 9 (40.9) |
3 | 9 (4D.9) |
4 | 4(18.2) |
Age at first TCD (years), median (IQR) | 10.8 (9.5–1 1.7) |
Gender, male, N (%) | 1.5 (68.2) |
White blood cell count, baseline (k/mm3), median (IQR) | 13.2(11.0–14 6) |
Reticulocyte (%), baseline median (IQR)(n = 20) | 12.3 (10.0–15.2) |
Hemoglobin at first TCD [g/dL), median (IQR) | 7.5 (6.3–8.2) |
Hemoglobin at last TCD (g/dL), median (IQR) | 9.4 (3.4–9.9) |
Hemoglobin S at first TCD (%), median (IQR) | 89.0 (84.8–94.0) |
Hemoglobin S at last TCD (%), median (IQR) | 20.5 (1 0.5–32.3) |
First TCD (cm/s), median (IQR) | 142.5(125.2–173.0) |
Last TCD (cm/s), median (IQR) | 112.0(97.8–139.2) |