Table 2.

Baseline variables of 299 patients with sickle cell disease from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Patient Characteristics	Value
Age (years)	32 (23 – 43)
Sex (male : female)	59% : 41%
Genotype
Hemoglobin SS or Sβ0-thalassemia	245 (82%)
Hemoglobin SC	39 (13%)
Hemoglobin Sβ+-thalassemia	15 (5%)
Hydroyxurea therapy (%)	145 (48%)
Chronic kidney disease (%)	157 (53%)
eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)	131 (100 – 149)
Albuminuria (mg/g creatinine)	39 (13 – 192)
Hemoglobinuria	62 (21%)

Median (interquartile) values provided; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate