Figure 3.

Associations between TGF-β1 levels and laboratory biomarkers as well as the glycoprotein TIMP-1 in individuals with HbSS. Individuals with TGF-β1 levels above the median (TGF‐β1 ≥ 72.29) exhibited increased (a) RBC counts, (b) hemoglobin levels, (c) hematocrit, (d) monocyte counts, (e) platelet counts, and (f) TIMP-1 levels, as well as (g) decreased albumin levels. All p values were obtained by the Mann–Whitney U test, except for TIMP-1 and platelet counts, for which the independent t-test was used.