Patients | Controls | ||||
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Characteristics | N | Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | p |
Age (Years) | 152 | 9.2 ± 4.0 | 132 | 8.7 ± 3.2 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 82 | 53.9* | 68 | 51.5* | |
Female | 70 | 46.1* | 64 | 48.5* | |
Hemoglobins | |||||
AA | -- | --- | 132 | 100.0 | |
SS | 103 | 67.8 | -- | --- | |
SC | 48 | 31.5 | -- | --- | |
SD | 01 | 0.7 | -- | --- | |
Hemoglobin | |||||
Fetal (%) | 142 | 7.51 ± 6.20 | 130 | 0.47 ± 0.46 | <0.001 |
Hemolysis | |||||
RBC (× 106/cu mm) | 152 | 3.24 ± 0.97 | 131 | 4.74 ± 0.39 | <0.001 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 152 | 8.93 ± 2.01 | 131 | 12.83 ± 1.03 | <0.001 |
Hematocrit (%) | 152 | 27.65 ± 6.20 | 131 | 38.47 ± 2.78 | <0.001 |
Mean Cell Volume (fL) | 152 | 87.44 ± 10.85 | 131 | 81.37 ± 5.16 | <0.001 |
Mean Cell Hemoglobin (pg) | 152 | 28.29 ± 3.73 | 131 | 27.14 ± 1.95 | 0.007 |
Reticulocyte Count (%) | 140 | 7.61 ± 4.88 | 122 | 0.846 ± 0.256 | <0.001 |
Leukocytes | |||||
Leukocyte Count (× 109/L) | 152 | 13.1 ± 5.8 | 131 | 7.0 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
Neutrophil Count (× 109/L) | 152 | 6161.72 ± 3779.49 | 131 | 3240.32 ± 1686.15 | <0.001 |
Monocyte Count (× 109/L) | 152 | 817.15 ± 481.83 | 131 | 488.67 ± 204.90 | <0.001 |
Platelets | |||||
Platelet Count (× 109/L) | 152 | 403.93 ± 158.66 | 131 | 308.21 ± 67.35 | <0.001 |
Lipid metabolism | |||||
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151 | 121.12 ± 26.16 | 124 | 164.08 ± 34.55 | <0.001 |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151 | 35.65 ± 12.34 | 123 | 48.90 ± 13.67 | <0.001 |
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151 | 64.95 ±22.19 | 123 | 97.41 ± 33.54 | <0.001 |
VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 151 | 20.44 ± 9.38 | 123 | 17.75 ± 10.37 | <0.001 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 150 | 102.07 ± 46.86 | 123 | 88.31 ± 51.73 | 0.002 |
Hemolysis plus Hepatic | |||||
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | 152 | 48.05 ± 24.92 | 122 | 30.28 ± 11.13 | <0.001 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 151 | 2.73 ± 1.76 | 118 | 0.49 ± 0.21 | <0.001 |
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 151 | 0.66 ± 0.46 | 118 | 0.250 ± 0.082 | <0.001 |
Indirect bilirubin (mg/dL) | 151 | 2.08 ± 1.59 | 118 | 0.244 ± 0.182 | <0.001 |
Iron serum (mcg/dL) | 126 | 123.40 ± 119.94 | 119 | 71.14 ± 40.31 | <0.001 |
Lactate dehydrogenase(U/L) | 151 | 858.22 ± 503.81 | 119 | 406.27 ± 132.03 | <0.001 |
Hepatic | |||||
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | 152 | 28.25 ± 21.34 | 121 | 17.36 ± 7.10 | <0.001 |
Total protein (g/dL) | 151 | 7.33 ± 0.848 | 119 | 7.31 ± 0.62 | 0.695 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 151 | 4.07 ± 0.675 | 119 | 4.24 ± 0.49 | 0.249 |
Globulin (g/dL) | 151 | 3.26 ± 0.781 | 119 | 3.06 ± 0.63 | 0.109 |
Albumin/Globulin ratio | 151 | 1.35 ± .54 | 112 | 1.44 ± .42 | 0.289 |
Renal | |||||
Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 150 | 17.73 ± 6.41 | 120 | 21.65 ± 5.92 | <0.001 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 151 | 0.51 ± 0.50 | 120 | 0.523 ± 0.185 | 0.708 |
Inflammation | |||||
C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 148 | 7.08 ± 11.97 | 102 | 2.01 ± 2.29 | <0.001 |
Alpha 1-antitrypsin (mg/dL) | 151 | 152.50 ± 46.18 | 129 | 137.48 ± 43.36 | 0.013 |
Ferritin (ng/mL) | 152 | 313.32 ± 361.44 | 117 | 37.29 ± 28.28 | <0.001 |
Antistreptolysin-O(UI/mL) | 148 | 192.70 ± 285.42 | 101 | 132.75 ± 131.19 | 0.181 |